Teen Suicide

Teenage Suicides Teenage suicide is a major issue in today’s society; suicide is the intentional taking of one’s own life and is a severe issue that should be addressed worldwide as quickly as possible. Teen suicide has been the topic of many news headlines; yet, it still continues to have a strong effect on today’s youth. In the United States, suicide is the eighth leading cause of death for Americans, and for young adults between the ages of 15 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. This is extremely remarkable due to the fact that teen suicide is one of the hardest ways to prevent death from occurring. There are quite a number of misdirected beliefs that surround the subject of teenage suicide. For example many who want to commit don’t give warning signs; when someone is strongly thinking of suicide they will almost always show warning signs before being suicidal. There are a number of things that can draw someone in to commit suicide. One main reason that has been proven to be the principal cause is mental illness. Other causes can be from bullying, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, or physical abuse. Many people in their lifetime will go through periods of anxiety, sadness or despair. These are normal reactions to pain, rejection, or even disappointment. People that suffer from mental illness that can be more severe, have serious reactions to being hopelessness. Bullying is becoming one of the leading causes of suicide in today’s society, if you watch television or media it is not uncommon to hear different news stories explaining how a teenager committed suicide as a result of being bullied. Bullying has been a controversy in schools throughout the United States for many years now, and I believe to the fullest extent that it will only continue unless we all as a nation do something to end it. I do believe schools have discussed many major issues when it comes to bullying but there still is a lot more that can be done to prevent these