Victim advocates from around Central Florida will be joined by Travis Vining, the son of a convicted serial murder. LINK to TRAVIS VINING information.
On April 13th the Sheriff's Office will host a morning seminar with Central Florida advocates who will be joined for a presentation by Travis Vining, the son of a convicted serial murderer during their Advocates Working together for Victims Conference.
The suicide of a loved one is an unthinkable event that leaves the family members and loved one of the suicide victim in a despair that we could not begin to imagine. The Orange County Sheriff's Office Victim Advocates will focus on suicides, preventing suicides, and the care they provide to the loved ones of a suicide victim during National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
Did you know?
During 2006 suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the United States
- Suicide was the seventh leading cause of death for males and the sixteenth leading cause of death for females in 2006.
- Almost four times as many males as females die by suicide.
- In 2006, suicide was the third leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24. Of every 100,000 young people in each age group, the following number died by suicide:
- Of every 100,000 people ages 65 and older, 14.2 died by suicide in 2006. This figure is higher than the national average of 10.9 suicides per 100,000 people in the general population.
- Suicide is a major, preventable public health problem.
For more information on suicides and suicide prevention please visit the following websites.
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