Outline For Suicide Essay
Thesis Statement: To fully understand suicide you must know what the different stages are, why people attempt suicide and how one can help someone who wants to commit suicide.
Introduction: Suicide is a tough subject for one to speak about but, someone we know or maybe ourselves have considered it at some point. We could have been at the darkest spot in our life where we concluded that there are no other options. No other option but to end one’s own life. To fully understand suicide, you must know what the different stages are, why people attempt suicide and how one can help someone who wants to commit suicide.
1) Suicide Facts
a) American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
i) Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States …show more content…
b) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
i) Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in people between the ages of 15 and 24. ii) Suicide is the 2nd leading cause for death among college students.
2) Definitions of Stages of Suicide
a) Suicide
i) Death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior.
b) Suicide Attempt
i) A non-fatal, self-directed, potentially injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior; might not result in injury.
c) Suicide ideation
i) Thinking about, considering, or planning suicide.
d) You don’t have to have the first stage of suicide which is suicide ideation. You may begin to think of different ways to commit suicide and the planning begins. It is possible to skip the second step and succeed on your first attempt at suicide.
3) Statistics for suicide
a) How many people die in each year let alone a certain number of minutes.
i) The rate changes per year and is roughly around 13 minutes per successful suicide.
(1) Every time we wait 15 minutes for another class someone in the United States has committed suicide.
b) Males are more successful at their suicide attempts and females attempt more suicides then males.
c) One successful suicide attempt happens per every twenty-five unsuccessful attempts.
4) Causes for Suicide
a) Depression is the number one cause for
suicide
i) Depression is caused from many things including losing a loved one, dropping out of school, and even breaking up with a significant other. ii) Depression has its ups and downs. A person can be fine one minute and be depressed the very next minute. Like a dark cloud covering someone.
b) It is rare that a person commits suicide for one cause. Usually there are other causes.
c) Any untreated metal illness can lead to suicide, some include bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression.
Introduction: Suicide is a tough subject for one to speak about but, someone we know or maybe ourselves have considered it at some point. We could have been at the darkest spot in our life where we concluded that there are no other options. No other option but to end one’s own life. To fully understand suicide, you must know what the different stages are, why people attempt suicide and how one can help someone who wants to commit suicide.
1) Suicide Facts
a) American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
i) Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States …show more content…
b) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
i) Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in people between the ages of 15 and 24. ii) Suicide is the 2nd leading cause for death among college students.
2) Definitions of Stages of Suicide
a) Suicide
i) Death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior.
b) Suicide Attempt
i) A non-fatal, self-directed, potentially injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior; might not result in injury.
c) Suicide ideation
i) Thinking about, considering, or planning suicide.
d) You don’t have to have the first stage of suicide which is suicide ideation. You may begin to think of different ways to commit suicide and the planning begins. It is possible to skip the second step and succeed on your first attempt at suicide.
3) Statistics for suicide
a) How many people die in each year let alone a certain number of minutes.
i) The rate changes per year and is roughly around 13 minutes per successful suicide.
(1) Every time we wait 15 minutes for another class someone in the United States has committed suicide.
b) Males are more successful at their suicide attempts and females attempt more suicides then males.
c) One successful suicide attempt happens per every twenty-five unsuccessful attempts.
4) Causes for Suicide
a) Depression is the number one cause for
suicide
i) Depression is caused from many things including losing a loved one, dropping out of school, and even breaking up with a significant other. ii) Depression has its ups and downs. A person can be fine one minute and be depressed the very next minute. Like a dark cloud covering someone.
b) It is rare that a person commits suicide for one cause. Usually there are other causes.
c) Any untreated metal illness can lead to suicide, some include bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression.