My Friend Max
My Friend Max
By: Shane Droske
FOREWORD By: Brittany Mineard
Many people don’t recognize suicide as a major problem until it directly effects their lives. Many people also don’t connect suicide with the amount of deaths within the teenage population. In fact, teen suicide is a major cause of death among teens, being the third leading cause. According to the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), about 8 out of every 100,000 teenagers committed suicide in the year of 2000. Also, for every teen suicide death, it is estimated that there are at least ten teen suicide attempts.
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center did a survey of high school students. They found that almost 1 in 5 teens had thought about suicide, about 1 in 6 teens had made plans for suicide, and more than 1 in 12 teens had attempted suicide in the last year. Seeing those statistics about teen suicide should shed some light to everyone. Surprisingly, 8 out of 10 teens who commit suicide had actually tried to ask for help in some way before committing suicide. Unfortunately, some are not taken serious, or not enough help is given quick enough.
There are many different causes credited to teenage suicide. Some of the most popular causes being family problems, unhealthy or abusive relationships, ending a relationship, alcohol or drug abuse, physical or mental disorders, experiencing of a personal loss, or just the inability to handle stress that may lead to depression.
Along with the many causes are also many warning signs that every person should be aware of. People on the verge of taking their own life often complain of sadness and emptiness, have a loss of interest in usual hobbies, withdrawal themselves socially, neglect their appearance, can’t sleep, have changes in eating habits, grades drop dramatically, and often have physical body pains and aches due to loss of energy.
The reason teenage suicide isn’t prevented as much as it should be is
By: Shane Droske
FOREWORD By: Brittany Mineard
Many people don’t recognize suicide as a major problem until it directly effects their lives. Many people also don’t connect suicide with the amount of deaths within the teenage population. In fact, teen suicide is a major cause of death among teens, being the third leading cause. According to the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), about 8 out of every 100,000 teenagers committed suicide in the year of 2000. Also, for every teen suicide death, it is estimated that there are at least ten teen suicide attempts.
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center did a survey of high school students. They found that almost 1 in 5 teens had thought about suicide, about 1 in 6 teens had made plans for suicide, and more than 1 in 12 teens had attempted suicide in the last year. Seeing those statistics about teen suicide should shed some light to everyone. Surprisingly, 8 out of 10 teens who commit suicide had actually tried to ask for help in some way before committing suicide. Unfortunately, some are not taken serious, or not enough help is given quick enough.
There are many different causes credited to teenage suicide. Some of the most popular causes being family problems, unhealthy or abusive relationships, ending a relationship, alcohol or drug abuse, physical or mental disorders, experiencing of a personal loss, or just the inability to handle stress that may lead to depression.
Along with the many causes are also many warning signs that every person should be aware of. People on the verge of taking their own life often complain of sadness and emptiness, have a loss of interest in usual hobbies, withdrawal themselves socially, neglect their appearance, can’t sleep, have changes in eating habits, grades drop dramatically, and often have physical body pains and aches due to loss of energy.
The reason teenage suicide isn’t prevented as much as it should be is