This year's Army suicides are on track to surpass the number of troops killed this year in Iraq.

Latina high school students have a higher rate of suicide attempts than their white and black counterparts, according to a report by the Centers For Disease Control. According Washington University's Dr. Luis Zayas, the daughters of poor immigrants who battle their mothers over Latin American vs. U.S. gender roles, are more likely to consider suicide.

An estimated eight million Americans, especially those between 18 and 25, consider suicide every year, according to a report by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

British police officials believe a married couple committed suicide after the death of their paralyzed five-year-old son. The couple jumped off a cliff with the body of their deceased son who had earlier been paralyzed in a car accident.

The recession is making people depressed, which has led to a spike in calls to suicide prevention centers across the country.

The Army has ordered a suicide-prevention stand-down after suicides doubled from eight in April to 17 in May. There have been 85 Army suicides to date this year, more than twice as many as this date last year.

David Kellermann, the chief financial manager of troubled mortgage company Freddie Mac, committed suicide in the basement of his house.

An 18-year-old Ohio girl hanged herself after a nude photo of her circulated through her high school. The picture was released by her ex-boyfriend after the pair broke up.

A week after announcing Army suicides were at a 30-year high, military officials say there has been a "terrifying" jump in suicides this past January. At least 24 soldiers killed themselves last month, a six-fold increase from last January.

Army suicides are at the highest rate they've been in 30 years, according to U.S. Defense officials. Nearly 130 soldiers committed suicide last year.