Teen Suicidal Behavior in our Society

Suicide is the eleventh-leading cause of death in the Unites States and the third-leading cause of death for people ages 10-24 years.

Suicide continues to be one of the main causes of death in teens throughout America. Statistically, suicide in the second leading cause of death for those ages ten to twenty-four and around 3,470 people grades ninth to twelfth attempt suicide each day in the United States (Youth Suicide Statistics 1). The reason for these people wanting to take their life is unknown, however, divorce of parents, formation of a new family, or moving to a new community, are common reasons for suicide. On the other hand, those who battle depression or develop depression increase the risk of a suicide attempt. People may think that everything is going wrong and dying is the only solution; but people will always be willing to help. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem and nothing is worth taking your own life over.

In the United States Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. For every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it. Bullying is a Very serious social matter that needs to stop,

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.

Suicide is the 6th leading cause of death for 5-14 y/o and 3rd leading cause of death for 15-24 y/o

Kutner, Max. "Teen Suicide Is Contagious, and the Problem May Be Worse Than We Thought;

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for people ten to twenty four years of age. Studies

There are many teenagers who kill themselves each year. While diseases, drugs, and bad lifestyles all contribute to youth suicide, bullying is another major cause of teen death. Bullying has become a major issue as students make fun of others in an attempt to entertain them as well as look cool. I hear there are measures to improve education, health, and violence, but I have not heard any resolutions for bullying. Many need to understand the idea of bullying, the harm it can create, and the ways to end this enduring dilemma.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10 to 24. More teenagers die from

31% of the homosexual youths that reported attacks or bullying said the school did not do anything to help but instead ignored or down played the attacks or bullying, which only makes the problem worse because the bullying will continue until the student breaks, or, although it is very unlikely, the bullies stop on their own. 86% of homosexual students are bullied or harassed; compared to the 27% of overall students that are bullied, those who are lesbian, gay, transgender, or bisexual are at a much higher risk than the average student. Finally, and perhaps the most worst of it all, is that someone who is homosexual is 2 to 3 times more likely to attempt or commit suicide, and they are eight more times likely to attempt suicide if their family doesn’t accept them and abandon them which is sad because family is something we expect to always be there and be there for us through anything, I never understood how someone can just disown their child because of their sexual orientation. Because of this, 1/3 of all suicides are because the person was harassed due to conjectures about their sexual orientation by others. Suicide and bullying is a very serious issue, and those who are homosexual are more likely to be trapped by its giant hands, and disappear into the

We all know the world has flaws, who doesn't? But these flaws can be easily be solved by a little compassion. Compassion is to be able to be there for someone in need, and to try to relieve the pain and sorrow that they might be feeling.

Suicide was the second cause of death after accidental deaths among youth aged 15 to 24 in Canada and the third leading cause of US youth was found after accidental death and homicide. Suicide death in all age groups, and in youth specifically, is the result of compound connections between biological, psychiatric, and social factors.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the US for all ages. They estimate that suicide takes the lives of over 38,000 Americans every year. For youth between the ages of 10-24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. In 1996, more teenagers and young adults died from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia and influenza, and chronic lung disease combined.

The rise in suicide rates among adolescents has sparked the debate of possible trends in personality traits as potential signs for such an impending absolute act. Since as early as the time of Plato’s existence during the fourth century B.C.E., suicide has been acknowledged and examined from various perspectives. The broad classification of suicide as a moralist, relativist, or libertarian view by the mid-twentieth century, demonstrates the judgmental factor implemented in the discussion of suicide while ignoring the psychological component. The moralist view held by prominent figures such as Immanuel Kant in the eighteenth century, view humanity as an end and not a means to an end – expanding on suicide as being inconstant with the greater good (Ho, 2014). In contrast, libertarians consider suicide to be a well thought out choice which can often be substantiated as a

After the evaluation of teenagers over the years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded that the teenage suicide rate has risen. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for people aged fifteen to twenty-four, and accidents and homicides are the only causes of death ahead of suicide. This figure does not take into account the attempted suicides, and for every suicide that ends in a death, there are twenty-five attempted suicides. One major factor in the increase in suicide rates is bullying. Although bullying is currently becoming easier to poll off, this was not always the case. Teenagers and kids used to be able to leave their school problems at school, but now “it enters homes via social media so it has become increasingly aggressive and there is no escaping it” (Greenberg). These school problems have led to one out of every six high school students acknowledging experiencing