Teen Suicide

When a teen commits suicide, everyone is affected. Family members, friends, teammates, neighbors, and sometimes even those who didn't know the teen well might experience feelings of grief, confusion, guilt and the sense that if only they had done something differently, the suicide could have been prevented. The age group is from 15-24 that young adults commit suicide. Some people are just so overwhelmed or depressed and they just want to get away from everything and everyone. Teen suicide is the 3^rd leading death. Problems may appear too difficult or embarrassing to overcome. For some, suicide may seem like a solution. Suicide attempt usually refers to an act focused on causing one's own death

 that is unsuccessful in causing death. Suicide refers to having intentionally caused one's own death. Some facts are that 500 teenagers commit suicide a year, and no one will ever know why they would do that. Teen girls are more likely to attempt suicide, but teenage boys are four to five times more likely to die by suicide. Over half of teen suicide deaths are used by guns. Feeling of hopelessness and anxiety, along with feelings of being trapped in a life that one can't handle, are very real contributors to teen suicide. Most teens interviewed after making a suicide attempt say that they did it because they were trying to escape from a situation that seemed impossible to deal with or to get relief from really bad thoughts or feelings. The number of teen suicides are increasing each year.

Facts About Teen Suicide

• Suicide ranks third among the leading causes of death for young people ages 15-24 (after unintentional injury and homicide).
• Where suicide ranks fourth among the leading causes of death for young people ages 10-14.
• 5,000 young people ages 15-24 who commit suicide each year.
• Every 100 minutes another teenager will commit suicide.
• 80% of people who talk about suicide before taking action.
• 5-10% of teenagers have depression or manic-depressive illness.
• Four times as many men commit suicide than women but, ...Women attempt suicide three times more frequently than men, they just don't follow through as often as men do.
• 60% of high school students who said they had thought about killing themselves, according to a recent survey of high school students.