Comments on: Study: N.J. suicides outnumber homicides http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/05/28/study-nj-suicides-outnumber-homicides/ Dr. John Grohol's daily update on all things in psychology and mental health. Since 1999. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:30:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fran Gervasi http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/05/28/study-nj-suicides-outnumber-homicides/comment-page-1/#comment-7936 Fran Gervasi Thu, 25 Aug 2005 03:17:06 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/05/28/study-nj-suicides-outnumber-homicides/#comment-7936 Are there more recent numbers concerning suicides in NJ? I am writing to the NJ legislaters and would like to site some numbers that are a bit more recent than this study. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. Fran Gervasi Are there more recent numbers concerning suicides in NJ? I am writing to the NJ legislaters and would like to site some numbers that are a bit more recent than this study. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.

Fran Gervasi

]]> By: Wendy http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/05/28/study-nj-suicides-outnumber-homicides/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Wendy Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:50:52 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/05/28/study-nj-suicides-outnumber-homicides/#comment-33 Unfortunately, I wonder if the willingness to spend more on homocide investigation than on suicide prevention reflects an attitude that homocide victims as a group are more valuable than the mentally ill, who are the most likely to commit suicide. It seems to me that there is more going on than just the desire to keep people alive, but rather a value judgement regarding which people are worth keeping alive. Unfortunately, I wonder if the willingness to spend more on homocide investigation than on suicide prevention reflects an attitude that homocide victims as a group are more valuable than the mentally ill, who are the most likely to commit suicide. It seems to me that there is more going on than just the desire to keep people alive, but rather a value judgement regarding which people are worth keeping alive.

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