英语晨读--世界防自杀日 - 落日大道

无论在清晨宁静的校园还是在人潮涌动的地铁。您都可以戴上耳机，暂时逃离这个喧闹的世界，开启一段改变自我的旅程。 September is suicide prevention month in the United States.The World Health Organization (WHO) considers suicide a worldwide problem.WHO reports that 800,000 people take their own lives each year. On average, a person commits suicide every 40 seconds, it said. WHO officials say suicides have long-lasting effects on the family members and friends left behind.People not only feel very sad about the death, but feel guilt for not taking action they think might have prevented the suicide. Dorothy Paugh was nine years old when her father shot himself to death.“I count that day as the last day of my childhood,” Paugh said. “Because from that moment on, I had no sense of security. I had no sense that the world was a safe place.