Suicide And Teen Suicide

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.

There is too much teen suicide in the United States. Many teens who are depressed have mental issues such as depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia, etc. Often, teens who have these issues feel as if they don’t belong. They don’t feel like talking about certain things going on in their life. Issues regarding sexuality, bullying, and abuse make children feel hopeless and unwanted. They feel alone. The suicide rate has gone up dramatically. There are approximately 100,000 suicides per year and 10,000 to 20,000 of them being from ages 14 to 24. Suicide is also the 3rd leading cause of death for teens.

Suicide is a devastating, preventable tragedy and is among the top causes of death in the adolescent population. Compelling statistics given since 2009 show the number of

More than 17,000 Americans die annually from self inflicted fire arm injuries. Annually is yearly for those who don't know, 17,000 people,race,or gender,not just one gender or race. In 1992 37,776 Americans died of fire arm injuries of these 48% were suicides (pg.26).Almost half on those fire arm injuries were suicide. Others were homicide or accidental fire arm injuries. Americans need to find a solution without having a gun in the home which would lower both homicide and suicide rates. It doesn't have to not have a gun in the home, my family has guns in the home for hunting but we have never laughed or joked about shooting each other. Gun violence is not a joke. Youth suicides risk factors in suicide include the use of alcohol,drugs,living alone,lack of high school education,loss of a loved one,some young people appear to kill themselves because of shameful or humiliating experiences like an arrest or perceived failure at school or work or rejection or conflict with parent or romantic partner(pg.27) To try and summarize this,young kids my age,give or take a few years,struggle with suicide from,death or a loved one,drugs,alcohol,loneliness,education,and many other things can trigger suicide. A careful look at risks involved in suicide reveals suicide can result from many factors other than mental illness furthermore suicide attempts are frequently unpredictable and typically implosive. Normally by the way that somebody acts or the way they look you can tell that they are depressed or suicidal. There are many ways to tell,such as drinking more than usual,drug use,sadness,different emotions. When somebody is depressed they might even tell you. They could point out some things like needing help or needing somebody to talk or vent to. What usually happens to depressed or suicidal people is they will go to a

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).

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 10-24 year olds in the United States (Kim, Dickstein). Every year there are thousands of teens dying, not from cancer, getting shot, or car accident, but by their own hands. Teens make the choice of committing suicide. Researchers reported that the number of teen suicides are rapidly growing each year. Whether people realize it or not, this is a huge problem and people need to acknowledge this situation. This problem can be prevented, just like any other problem in our world. Last year, there was this guy who committed suicide days before his graduation, but no one knew the justification behind his actions nor seen the signs. Locals would say many reasons why he did it, but only he knew why he did it. There are many causes to someone wanting to commit suicide. According to his mother, he was somewhat depressed, but continue to say that there was nothing wrong with him. Depression is the leading cause of someone wanting to committing suicide. Based on my research, I have come to the conclusion that depression is the main cause of suicide and experts agree with

Another warning can be drawing back from friends and family and being more self-conducted. They don’t want to know any more about the outside world. Changes in appetite and sleeping habits are also important symptoms teenagers may show when they feel suicidal. These are just some examples of the most important contributors to suicidal thoughts. Others can be: tearfulness or frequent crying, loss of interest in extracurricular activities, fatigue, restlessness and agitations and lack of enthusiasm and motivation (Smith, Suzanne & Jeanne, 2013). Not all teenagers have a high risk of becoming suicidal. Mental problems at a young age can be big lead-outs to have high probabilities of suicide. People with mental problems are more vulnerable to kill themselves and it’s even more risky in teenagers since they are in a phase of life full of confusion, stress, worry, anxiety, and with a lot of social and academic pressure. Teenagers should be carefully watched by their parents but in a point where it’s not overwhelming for them, they should feel loved and cared but not harassed; keeping a safe distance. Doctors recommend having a good communication with your sons and daughters to make them feel in a comfortable and cozy environment to express their feelings not only about home matters but also about academic concerns including teachers and also very important, their social circles, who they hang out with in and out of school.

The first thing we need to do is to be well informed about the “Silent Epidemic” of youth suicide.Suicide is Preventable.” This is what everyone should be looking out for if you have a friend or family member gives out any of these signs or concerns. Mostly four out of five completed suicides give clear warning signs of their intentions. This means that, if we learn the signs and know how to respond, we have an opportunity to assist 80% of those teens who are contemplating suicide.

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. Teenagers who commit suicide are usually not in the right state of mind and not acting like their true self. In order to prevent teenagers from committing suicide, awareness of its warning signs and recognizing its symptoms are crucial. Family and friends of people that commit suicide regret not having done more to prevent it from happening. Through learning how to prevent suicide and recognizing warning signs of suicide, we can lower the suicide rate and make the world a better

Teen suicide has been gradually increasing over the past decade throughout our entire nation. The best and most efficient way to prevent teen suicide is to inform people of its existing threat and to teach people to look for warning signs. Teen suicide is an important issue because it threatens a myriad of lives that have so much great potential. To assist you in understanding the severity of this current issue, i will provide the following statistics about teen suicide, relations and examples, warning signs, and causes. Periods of anxiety or depression during adolescence are common and can be normal scientific reactions to loss or under unbearable amounts of stress. (quiet like the two romantic

Day to day, many teens live with many different struggles and challenges in life. Committing suicide comes with a long line of mental frustrations, depression,

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

Suicide is a very difficult topic to discuss, especially for those that have either attempted to end their life or for the families of those that ended their life. However, it is a topic that continues to cause headlines and tragedy as suicide attempts have been more and more common but studies have shown a decline in teen suicide (Kolves, & De Leon, 2015). According to Quinan Davidson et al (2013) an average of 220, 000 people between the ages of 10 and 24 commit suicide. Suicide is considered to be a death by a self-injurious behavior in which the intent is to die (CDC.gov, 2015).

“Each year in the U.S., thousands of teenagers commit suicide” and thousands more consider doing it (Otsuki-Peterson-Kim). Younger children typically the ages 10-14 do not attempt suicide. However, children in their late teens and possibly early twenties are more likely to do so. Overall, suicide has always been a concern, but recently the rate has

Every year more teens are dying by one thing, which is suicide. Why? Sometimes teens feel useless and worthless. Suicide is not something to joke about. If someone you know has joked about taking his or her life, they may not be joking. We need to educate ourselves about how serious the problem is, why teens would consider suicide, and what we can do if we know someone who’s considering suicide.