According to the latest report, 431 people died by suicide in San Diego County in 2016. That is up slightly compared to the previous year.
The annual report from the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council reveals the suicide rate has fallen to a five-year low.
Suicide Prevention Council member Stan Collins said in order to prevent suicide, people need to talk about it.
"There's a lot of people in our community who are experiencing pain and don't feel hope that pain will go away," Collins said. "And so, to identify suicide, to be able to talk about it as something that's preventable, we need to just start with a conversation. And that starts with 'are you thinking about suicide, and what can I do to help?'"
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