Suicide : The Causes And Effects Of Suicide In America

Attempting suicide is an epidemic in the United States; especially when 41% of transgender individuals have attempted suicide compared 1.6% of the general population (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). Due to this, the question of whether or not transgender youth have a harder, more straining adolescence than their cisgender counterparts rises. Although adolescence can be hard on everyone, experiences such as a school environment, puberty, laws that guarantee protection, family and social acceptance of transgender youth are harder than those of their cisgender counterparts (harder does not necessarily mean correlate with strenuous, the use of harder is aiming more towards different, costly, and possibly more confusing). The revolution for transgender lives is just beginning, change is happening. But in order for change to occur, adequate information on the material needs to be discussed and terminology must be defined and questions must be answered. Questions such as: what do the terms transgender and cisgender actually mean? Why is it important to know the difference between the two terms? What is the difference between transsexual and transgender?

"More people in the general population die from suicide than homicide in North America. There are almost 11 suicide deaths each year for every 100,000 people living in the United States, and for every suicide, there are between 8 and 25 attempts" (Brent 4203). Based on this research, the great effect of suicide is displayed. According to dictionary.com, suicide can be defined as "the intentional taking of one's own life." Suicide is a major issue for all people, but it most obviously affects those ranging from ten to twenty-four. People need to understand the tremendous ramifications caused from suicide everyday; when people take their lives, others lose their loved ones. Suicide, one of the leading causes of death of numerous people each day, has reached a crisis point for adolescents and young adults, and it needs to be prevented.

Data shows that the rate of suicide increases every year. Since 1970, the rate of suicide has increased 200% (CDC). An increase that have been collected on a thirty-year period and

Healthy People 2020 set a goal of reducing the number of completed suicides among the adult population by ten percent. This is a reoccurring theme from Healthy People 2010, where the goal was to reduce the number of suicides from 10.5 to 4.8 per 100,000. Unfortunately, from 2003 to 2013, rate of death from suicide has steadily increased to the current rate of 13.0 per 100,000 deaths (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). The goal of Healthy People 2020 is to improve the health of our Nation over the next ten years, from a baseline set of data (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). Though suicide is not an illness, it typically is an untreated or undermanaged mental illness that results in a person resorting to

Substantial cost of suicide exists within American society. The National Institute of Medical Health (NIMH, 2017), asserts that in 2013 suicide cost the United States economy 50.8 billion dollars. However, the CDC (2015) estimated in 2010, the cost of 44 billion dollars with 1,164,499 dollars spent per suicide for individuals over the age of ten. This cost reflects medical treatment and loss in productivity. Unfortunately, CDC (2015) reports that most individuals who engage in suicidal behavior never go on to seek treatment for their mental illness.

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

Every 40 seconds someone in the world DIES by suicide, every 41 seconds someone is left to make SENSE of it. Suicide is when someone intentionally end his or her own life for varying reasons which they find them reasonable and worthy enough to give up their lives. Suicide is event that is hard to cope with especially then the one who dies is young the devastation is even more profound. Suicide recently settled in the 3rd place of the top leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds, barely surpassed by homicide and accidents (http://www.kidshealth.org). Many life events that happens on daily basis could lead to thoughts as confusion, self-doubt, bullying, depression, financial issues or pressure to succeed. When It comes to pressure to succeed in some countries like Egypt parents are adamant about the idea that their children must achieve educational ranks and get enrolled in what they see high prestigious majors as medicine and engineering. Suicide would be prevented more psychologically than physically as the tools used for ending one’s life or self-harming usually is accessible to all the people, it could be a firearm, pills or jumping of heights they are all easy to reach methods or tools. However, parents rarely give attention or realise the prevalence of suicide.

42,773 people commit suicide every year in the United States. “Suicide is...the sincerest form of criticism life gets” Wilfrid Sheed. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. For every successful suicide, there are ten men and women who attempt suicide. And for every one of those, there are ten who think of killing themselves, but do not.(Some Reasons). People commit suicide for multiple reasons.

There are many reasons for suicide. Up to 90-95% of suicides are caused by a previous mental illness within the family, usually depression. Depression is a sadness that impacts the physical and mental health. Depression is usually the cause of suicide. Depression is caused by many things like serious illnesses, such as depression and bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder causes major mood swings – from highs to lows. Major changes in your physical and mental

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in America especially among teenagers. The following data was drawn from the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, it shows the suicide rates for males and females aged 15-19 years from 1975-2015 in the United States:

One of the goals of Healthy People 2020 is to reduce the suicide rate in the U.S. which is currently one of the top 10 causes of death. It is clearly in issue and vital to address this issue because these rates have had a steady incline from 1999-2014. This had led to an age-related suicide rate of 24% because it has gone from 10.5 to 13.0 deaths per 100,000. With such a modernized country, I would think that we would have done something about this earlier on by having more programs and being more proactive about this gruesome problem.

The entire ordeal began with the release of the Central for Disease Control’s report on the increasing rates of suicide. The research started in early 1999 since suicide rates were extremely low. This way, the increase would be able to show a larger amount of information and a better growth. There was a definite, overall growth, of 24% in the number of deaths by suicide in 1999 versus 2014 (CDC 2016). Most groups went through an increase except for males over 75, whose rate decreased by 8% throughout the given time period. All the other groups, defined by age, gender and ethnicity, had staggering increases.One group in particular, girls aged 10-14, underwent the biggest increase, with their rates tripling.

Goldsmith, S.K., Pellmar, T.C., Kleinman, A.M., Bunney, W.E. (2002). Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative. (pp 331-374). National Academies Press.

There are countless causes that can lead to suicide. Some believe that suicide is caused by psychological factors such as personality and emotions. Others, such as French sociologist Émile Durkheim, “stress the influence of social and cultural pressures on the individual” (“Suicide”). Some of those factors are mental disorders, losing a parent or spouse, physical illness, etc. The overpowering of stress of external forces sometimes pushes people to do things that they wouldn’t do.

In today's society and human nature since the beginning, sadness is a common emotion. Not a positive feeling however one that all beings experience at some point. It can be sadness from a fight with a companion or kin, a bad grade on a test, not being able to see a certain someone on some day. Or sadness can be deeper- losing a family member, losing touch with oneself. Feeling so graphically depressed to where someone wants to take their own life. This is called Suicide, suicide is a large cause of death among citizens 15-30. However, suicidal actions and feelings can happen to anyone. The causes can be quite linked as well. Bullying is a massive issue in America and all over the world. Bullying can happen in person, behind ones back through