Causes Of Youth And Young Adult Suicide

In the United States, suicide is the third-leading cause of death for 10 to 14-year-olds (CDC, 2015) and for 15 to 19-year-olds (Friedman, 2008). In 2013, 17.0% of students grades 9 to 12 in the United States seriously thought about committing suicide; 13.6% made a suicide plan; 8.0% attempted suicide; and 2.7% attempted suicide in which required medical attention (CDC, 2015). These alarming statistics show that there is something wrong with the way suicide is handled in today’s society. In order to alleviate the devastating consequences of teenage suicide, it is important to get at the root of what causes it all: mental illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (2013), mental illness is the imbalance of thinking, state of mind, and mood. Approximately 90% of all suicides are committed by people with mental illnesses (NAMI, n.d.). This shows that there is a correlation between mental illness and suicide. If mental illnesses are not treated, deadly consequences could occur. It would make sense that if there is a correlation between mental illness and suicide across all ages, the same should be thought for adolescents. Approximately 21% of all teenagers have a treatable mental illness (Friedman, 2008), although 60% do not receive the help that they need (Horowitz, Ballard, & Pao, 2009). If mental illnesses are not found and treated in teenagers, some of them may pay the ultimate price.

The rate of suicide, the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally, increases each year. “More adolescents die each year from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease, combined” (Preventing Teen Suicide, 2016, p.2). These facts show suicide is a serious problem among teens. Last year, teen suicide became the second leading cause of death in the United States confirming the significant increase in teen suicides.

According to Fowler, Crosby, Parks, and Ivey (2013), suicide and nonfatal suicidal ideations are significant public health concerns for adolescents and young adults. While the onset of suicidal behaviors is observed as young as six years of age, rates of death and nonfatal injury resulting from suicidal behavior are moderately low until 15 years of age (Fowler et al., 2013). According to Fowler et al (2013), the most current available statistics in the United States (U. S.) reported suicide as the third leading cause of death among youth aged 10-14 and 15-19 years, and it was the second leading cause of death among persons aged 20-24 years.

There is at least 113 suicides each day or 1 every 13 minutes. Suicide among males is the seventh leading cause of death and the fourteenth leading cause in females. Most suicides are with a firearm and are carried out with a “ Saturday night special”. (Dilaura,Cynthia DiLaura) “More than 90 percent of suicide attempts with a gun are fatal. “ (Brady Campaign) There are a number of reasons why suicide occurs. Stress is the number one cause among our youth, bullies, peer pressure, depression, and abuse. 41,100 people committed suicide in the United States in 2013. Our young teens today does not take time to look deeper into there problem and to seek out a better solution. They are looking for a quick fix but not realizing once the trigger is pulled the result is final with no turning back. Most people who has attempted suicide is more likely to try a second attempt and most have an underlying mental illness. There is many warming that someone may be in a suicide crisis. We most learn how to see things through their eyes. No matter what one is facing in life or the difficult that lie ahead of them Nothing is worth taken your own

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 2015, suicide is the second leading cause of death in the adolescent population in this country and the number of occurrences continues to rise at a dramatic rate. For every teen that completes a suicide, 100 make an attempt, making suicide a paramount public health issue that needs to be addressed. Statistics show that since 2009, the rates of attempted and completed suicide, in this age group continue to steadily increase (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2015; Taliaferro, Oberstar, & Wagman-Borowsky, 2012).

Each year, thousands of teens commit suicide in the United States. Suicide is a major problem as it is one of the leading causes of death among teenagers and young adults. Families and friends are heart-broken and greatly affected emotionally by the death of their loved one. It is unimaginable how hard it is for the parents and how they are going to cope with this most unfortunate tragedy. No parent ever imagine that this would happen to their child. Everyone, especially the parents, are often bewildered about the reason of their son/daughter for committing suicide. There are numerous possible reasons why teens commit suicide.

Teenagers all around the world are having millions of suicidal thought running through their minds. Even if they have a happy childhood when they grow up and become adolescents, they can become suicidal.(Berman , 2006). There are several different factors that contribute to make a teenager think suicide is the only solution. Depression, bullying, lack of parent's attention are just some of many causes that lead to a teenager's suicide. In the United States suicide is the third cause of death in teenagers between 15-24 years old (Gould, 2004). Studies have shown that having a gun in the house is a big contributor to suicide. Many other causes can involve psychological issues like depression, a bipolar

Day to day, teens suffer from peer pressure, problem from home, and stress from academics. Despise their status in the environment, majority of high school students refrain from acknowledging the presence of their reality. The problem in most situations in that students feel shut in, trapped in a never ending misery. How do they cope? What are their ways of dealing? Most students live in denial. Others have friends to confide in. For the devastating part, most students are not as open to these ideas and it leaves them with this alternative: suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause in teens the ages 14 to 19 within rural underserved areas. Suicidal ideation (SI), suicidal thoughts, were surveyed in over 12 high schools and it was found that in the past year, thoughts of (SI) were not shared with peers or even adults in the pursuit of receiving help or support (Pisani, 2012). Because a student spends most of their day at school, it is ideal for schools to provide realistic opportunities and school-based programs to assist with the suicide among the youth. The Surviving the Teens Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness Program designed four 50 minute session or each high school student. This presented information in regards to factual information about depression, suicidal warning signs, suicidal risk factors and myths associated with suicide (King, 2010). The program provide coping strategies for everyday life, referral sources if feeling suicidal, and how to recognize

Suicide is the third leading cause of deaths in adolescents in the United States. Teen suicide is also often referred to as a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Teens so often are suicidal and attempt suicide as a call for help from others. They have no intention in dying they are just trying to cry out for help from anyone that will listen. Many reasons cause teen to attempt suicide, varying from bullying to psychological disorders. In fact, psychological disorders accounts for about 90% of teens who attempt or commit suicide. Teenagers are also at higher risk of suicide when they are under

The leading risk factors for adolescent suicide include: family history of suicide, previous suicide attempts, mental and psychological disorders, substance abuse, history of abuse, easy access to methods of suicide (ex. parents own a gun), death of a family member or friend, and last but not least lack of social support. It is important to take these risk factors very seriously.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds and the sixth leading cause of death for young people age 5 to 14 (“Teen Suicide is preventable” and “Teen Suicide”). Suicide risk factors vary with age, gender, ethnic group, family dynamics, and stressful life events. More than 90 percent of people who die from suicides have experienced these risk factors. In 2003, about

Teen suicide rates are getting out of control. Teen suicide has increased four-fold in the last few decades and is now the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15-24 (Current Health 2). Teen suicide is the more common reason for death in the 10-19 age group. Teens commit suicide to escape their troubles in school, family and social life. Antidepressants, therapy, and counseling help tend to teen depression and teen suicide. There are ways to prevent teen suicide and help people who are having suicidal thoughts. We also need to learn the dangers of teen suicide. The roots of this issue are preventable. The world should be more mindful of suicide and the dangers of it, and how to help those

I have lost friends and family to suicide and have never gotten a reason why it happened. In this paper I will define suicide, explain suicidal behaviors that are among teenagers and the ways that it can be prevented. Family can play an important role in preventing suicide and they can also play a role of provoking suicide. In order to attain this goal of preventing suicide families should be informed of the signs of suicide and how to prevent it. Teen suicide is a serious problem. According to American Psychological Association, teen suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 15-24. Teen suicide is when a child ends their own life. It can be impulsive or planned out. Suicide attempts doesn't always lead to death it can be their way of calling out for help. When teens who talk or write about killing them selves are automatically being dismissed as overly dramatic and seeking attention. A threat of suicide should never be dismissed or over looked, even from a kid who cries "wolf!" Some teens don't really mean that they're going to attempt suicide, but it's a chance parents shouldn't take lightly.

Adolescence is a stage where the youth face various issues. For instance, their bodies are changing rapidly, and they have an urgent desire to explore. Teenage experiences differ across individuals whereby some enjoy admiration while others feel rejected. The adverse behaviors result in significant concerns among the adolescents as some commit suicide while others just consider it. Crepeau-Hobson states that suicide has been listed as the third cause of death among youths between the ages of 10-24 (810). He further adds that a large percentage of the adolescents have also been reported to have contemplated or attempted to take their own lives. In the United States, addressing the issue of suicide has been made an urgent priority by the national government because besides it raising the mortality rate in the country, it contributes to increased hospitalization (Pena et al. 29). Teenage suicide should be prevented by substance abuse treatment and violence prevention, parental involvement, and implementation of suicide risk assessment procedures in educational institutions.

Those who attempt suicide or feel suicidal do not want to die; they want to end their pain. Often times traumatic events or just genetics can push kids into a suicidal pit- something that has been increasing at an alarming rate. In the last few decades, society has seen news headlines about teen or young adults struggling with new age issues, from college woes to a struggle to find themselves in the adult world. Many kids are afraid to reach out because society has been telling those with mental illness or any kind of emotional or mental issue to just “suck it up,” or “sweep it under the rug,” as young adults have it so “easy.” Studies show that nowadays, young adults have the most stress and responsibility than any other generation during their age because of new responsibilities, expectations, and the competitive world. To explain the recent rise in young adult suicides, one must analyze the contributing stressors, factors, and conditions in a modern teen’s life. Adolescent suicide is at an all time high because of mental disorders, societal pressures, and traumatic life events or current struggles.