The stigma of suicide is encouraged because of the myths of suicide. Thomas Joiner, Ph.D., author of Myths About Suicide, discusses them on NPR here.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126365907

American Association of Suicidology President-Elect David Lester, Ph.D., discusses what’s more common in the U.S.: homicide or suicide? Homicide is certainly a lot more prominent, but the fact is that suicide is more than twice as common as homicide. So why don’t we hear more about suicide?

http://freakonomicsradio.com/freakonomics-radio-hour-long-episode-3-%E2%80%9Cthe-suicide-paradox%E2%80%9D.html

http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail2.cfm?SegmentID=7866&ProgramID=2237