NAEF

    Depression Can
         Kill You!

   QPR Saves Lives

Welcome to NAEF

On June 11, 2002, my father in-law walked into my home and said "you have to see this,
suicide is the leading cause of death of college students!" My wife responded, "dad, now is
not the time for this, we must get ready to go to the funeral home. He replied, "you don't
understand, there are over 30,000 suicide deaths in the US each year and another 650,000
receive emergency care after attempting to take their own lives. Why aren't we doing
something about it?" . . . . .

Just The Facts: Suicide and Older Adults

Since 1933, the first year states began reporting deaths, adults 65 and older have had the highest suicide rate of all age groups. While older adults make up 13% of the U.S.population, they account for nearly 20% of suicide deaths. Suicide rates tend to rise with age and are highest among white men 65 and older. From Center for Disease Control

On this web site there are Suicide Awareness and Prevention Programs for all ages. Each
program is designed to enable you, your church, business, group or civic organization to
bring awareness to the warning signs of depression / suicide and to help reduce the risk
of suicide deaths.

Just The Facts: Suicide and Young People

The rate of youth suicides has tripled since the 1950s, and today, suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds. In 1998, more teenagers and young adults died of suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined. From Center for Disease Control

The Nathan Alan Eisert Foundation is committed to reducing the suicide rate in the US by:
increasing the awareness of the issue; and by implementing prevention programs that have
been approved by Mental Health professionals.

Just The Facts: National Strategy For Suicide Prevention

iGoal 1: Promote Awareness that Suicide is a Public Health Problem that is Preventable
iGoal 2: Develop Broad-based Support for Suicide Prevention
iGoal 3: Develop and Implement Strategies to Reduce the Stigma Associated with Being
a consumer of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Suicide Prevention Services
iGoal 4: Develop and Implement Suicide Prevention Programs
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide

Working together we can bring awareness to this killing disease. Working together we can
can develop support for suicide prevention education programs. Working together we can
change how Americans view the stigma of Mental Health. Working together we can prevent
suicide deaths.

The Nathan Alan Eisert Foundation Nathan's Story

QPR Saves Lives

Awareness Education Programs Prevention Education Programs

Nathan Alan Eisert Foundation, Inc.
Mission: Identify then Implement
Suicide Awareness & Prevention Education Programs
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