The holidays are here, and suicides are at its
peak. An estimated of 22
veterans commit suicide each day. These numbers do not represent suicide
by law enforcement or aggravating civilians to kill them, leaving children
without a parent to foster them to have a healthy future. What many people
don't realize, children who have a parent that commits suicide can have the
tendency later in years to attempt suicide or sadly become another statistic.
Regardless of Military or civilian families, the second leading cause of death
among youth between 15 to 24 years old, is suicide. The third, leading cause of
death among kids between the age of 10 to 14 years old is suicide.
Support
Kids In Progress, Inc. (S.K.I.P.)
was developed after hearing more Military Men and Women committing suicide than
those who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan War, plus many are returning home
with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), sometimes leading to suicide. This
mental illness not only affect our Military and Veterans, it has an
impact on the entire family, especially their children.
Because our men and
women volunteered part of their life to serve and protect our country to give
us the life of freedom, we are enjoying our life with our children. While many
are returning home with PTSD, sometimes leading to suicide. Our veterans were
not the only ones gave part of their life. Their children experience the pain
and worries while their parent(s) were away. Then, feel the pain when their
parent(s) return home a change person. Some are feeling the devastation of
losing a parent by suicide.
Please join S.K.I.P.
in thanking our U. S. Military and Veterans for serving and protecting our
country by eliminating veteran families suicides. Your generous tax deductible
contribution can make a difference in saving lives, giving our veterans'
children who are our future a healthy foundation in their lives with their
parents.
Remember,
Veterans served our country to protect and give us the life of freedom.
Now it's time we serve them. Freeing our Veterans from emotional
pain, so they may live this beautiful life with their family God gave them.