Speech On Teen Suicide

(CNN)"I've been on the low / I been taking my time / I feel like I'm out of my mind / It feel like my life ain't mine / Who can relate?"

The most common reason why people take their own life is because 1. Bullied 2. They have a mental health issues. 3. They have either been sexualy or verbaly abused by friends or family etc. Statistics say that the most common ways of killing yourself are by hanging yourself,

The Student handbook has its pros and cons. One of the Pros is the consequences of bullying. Stated in the handbook “ Students who participate in bullying or who retaliate against anyone who reports bullying will be disciplined in accordance with the district's discipline code”(Hollister R-V Schools 15). Later in the paragraph it states different consequences such as detention, in-school suspension, etc. This is very efficient because it lets students know what the punishments are from bullying a classmate. While this part of the bully policy is efficient then why is the rest of the policy as efficient?

“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem”-Phil Donahue. Suicide is a controversial topic that may be gory and uncomfortable for students to learn about in school. However, in my opinion, it is necessary that teenagers are exposed to this topic, so that they know of events that may affect their peers, and themselves. Discussing this matter at school, informs students that this is an increasing affair and something should be done. Suicide is an appropriate topic to discuss in a Grade 9 class, as students are now mature enough to handle such topics as they appear in many other lessons taught in class.

The suicidal signs are easy to identify, and if you identify them early enough you could save a person’s live that could be in danger.

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In America today, most schools have a plethora of diversity. Students in schools all have different cultures, talents, and views that make them unique from one another. Schools feel full of culture due to diversity. A student 's voice helps a school become a wonderful and lively place to learn. However, what happens when a student silences their voice forever by committing suicide?

“Statistics reveal that in the US approximately...nearly one million people attempt suicide each year” ("Suicide Risk Among Abused Children."). Suicide is not an act of randomness. It is a result of prolonged feelings and/ or events, which push that person to extremes they desperately want out of. Suicide rates are amongst the highest in teens, due to their lack of support systems. During these years many are trying to find-out who they are and fit in, thus many get accepted into some people’s views, but there are also a good number that get ignored and feel like they do not belong anywhere. Teen suicide can be a result of a home-life of abuse or mistreatment, psychological disorders, and lack of social support-bullying; however, through the education on the warning signs of suicide, providing more emotional outlets at schools, and creating safer environments the number of annual victims can be decreased.

While one person considers something an act of bullying; others may not. Teachers need to incorporate ways to teach what bullying is and is not. Erica Upton-Wurst, a local high school teacher of fifteen years, says that the sad truth about bullying is that it is inevitable. Her viewpoint, along with many other educators, is that bullying has gone to the extreme, and students will consider almost anything to be bullying. She suggests that it is important to educate students on what is considered bullying. Kristie Fingerson, a local elementary school teacher of fourteen years, suggests something similar to Upton-Wurst. She advocates that teachers need to be diligent in setting expectations and consequences. Current, and future teachers, need to let students know right away what is and is not tolerated. Bullying is mentioned in handbooks, but after the first week of school handbooks are hardly used. Teachers should bring up handbook guidelines throughout the year.

Bullying is a worldwide problem that can be linked to teen suicide. The third leading cause of death in youth is suicide, which results in nearly 4,400 deaths per year (Centers for Disease Control, 2012). At least half of these deaths are caused by bullying. Although bullying is still seen by many to be a normal part of growing up, it is a severe problem that leads to many negative effects, including suicide. Unfortunately, there is not a definitive solution to this problem. However, there are multiple ways to help teens who are contemplating suicide due to bullying: seeking immediate medical help, encouraging teens to talk, parents keeping communication open, and by parents communicating with school authorities.

5000 people under the age of 25 with 2000of those teenagers are dying each year, but not from cancer or car accidents, but by their own hands. These children have made the choice to take their lives by committing suicide. Andrea Young Ward explains how and why teens make the decision of taking their lives in her story “Many Factors Contribute to Teen Suicide”. Teen suicide is the third leading killer of teenagers and has increased 200% since 1960 and will probably continue to increase in the years to come.

The basic means to distinguish at-risk youth is to get some information about suicidal contemplations, intent, and risk factors as a part of routine health care. The concern that talking or getting some information about suicide will start suicidal activities or ideation in a child or adolescent is not supported by confirmation [9]. The accompanying danger variables for suicide ought to be incorporated into adolescent health screening: depression, alcohol or substance abuse, history of interpersonal brutality or seeing aggressive behavior at home as a child, showing that one is comfortable with talking about suicide is a critical component of a effective inquiry. Toward this end, the inquiries that are posed ought to be short, to the point, and asked in a non-judgmental way in formatively suitable dialect [10]. Sample questions include: Do you ever consider dying? How often? What do you think happens when you die? Have you ever wished you were dead? Do you ever think the world would be in an ideal situation on the off chance that you were dead? Do you think life would be less

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Even though teen suicide is one of the leading causes of deaths in teenagers, there are many ways it can be prevented.

Youth Suicide Introduction Suicide is a tragic event. It has a profound personal effect on all associated with the person who died. Families, friends and society as a whole are affected. There is a particular poignancy when the suicide is that of a young person at the threshold of life. Australia has the fifth highest suicide rate per 100 000 persons in the world.