Teen Suicide
Teen Suicide
Gabbi Giffin
Introduction
• Suicide is the act of taking one’s own life (Peacock 1).
• Suicide attempts are associated with thoughts of death (Kim
2).
• More teens nowadays are killing themselves more than ever before (Peacock 1).
• Some other reasons for teen suicides are violence, drugs, alcohol, and another type of mental illness. (Peacock 1)
Introduction (continued)
• In 2004, 88% of the teens who self-harm do it to attempt suicide (Kim 2).
• Those who self-harm should be hospitalized to prevent a suicide attempt (Kim 2).
• Self-harm has a higher frequency and involving several methods with a lower of wanting to die (Kim 2).
• Teen suicide can be prevented and should never be an option for anybody.
• Depression is an illness that affects 12% of teens (Peacock 2).
• The symptoms of depression that someone can have can lead to suicide (Hockenberry 1).
Facts
• In the United States alone about 5,000 teens commit suicide each year (Peacock 1).
• Suicide is the second cause of death (Peacock 1).
• Since the 1950’s, teen suicides have tripled (Peacock 1).
• Three to four times as many girls as boys attempt suicide
(Peacock 2).
• Depression is having strong feelings of sadness and hopelessness that goes on for a very long time (Peacock 3).
Attempts
• Self-injury is the deliberate destruction of one’s body in absence to die (Kim 1).
• Self- harm includes cutting, burning, hitting, or biting oneself
(Kim 1).
• There is a difference between Suicide Attempts (SA) and Non
Suicide Self-Injury (NSSI) (Kim 2).
• The wanting to die can lead a person to take an overdose of pills (Kim 1).
Health Issues
• One in every five teens has had suicidal thoughts
(Hockenberry 1).
• The more stress and depression a teen has, the less the parents and teens are connected (Hockenberry 2).
• Some people smoke cigarettes to improve their mood and to make them feel better (Hockenberry 1).
• There are two different theories when it comes to smoking.
• The first is that
Gabbi Giffin
Introduction
• Suicide is the act of taking one’s own life (Peacock 1).
• Suicide attempts are associated with thoughts of death (Kim
2).
• More teens nowadays are killing themselves more than ever before (Peacock 1).
• Some other reasons for teen suicides are violence, drugs, alcohol, and another type of mental illness. (Peacock 1)
Introduction (continued)
• In 2004, 88% of the teens who self-harm do it to attempt suicide (Kim 2).
• Those who self-harm should be hospitalized to prevent a suicide attempt (Kim 2).
• Self-harm has a higher frequency and involving several methods with a lower of wanting to die (Kim 2).
• Teen suicide can be prevented and should never be an option for anybody.
• Depression is an illness that affects 12% of teens (Peacock 2).
• The symptoms of depression that someone can have can lead to suicide (Hockenberry 1).
Facts
• In the United States alone about 5,000 teens commit suicide each year (Peacock 1).
• Suicide is the second cause of death (Peacock 1).
• Since the 1950’s, teen suicides have tripled (Peacock 1).
• Three to four times as many girls as boys attempt suicide
(Peacock 2).
• Depression is having strong feelings of sadness and hopelessness that goes on for a very long time (Peacock 3).
Attempts
• Self-injury is the deliberate destruction of one’s body in absence to die (Kim 1).
• Self- harm includes cutting, burning, hitting, or biting oneself
(Kim 1).
• There is a difference between Suicide Attempts (SA) and Non
Suicide Self-Injury (NSSI) (Kim 2).
• The wanting to die can lead a person to take an overdose of pills (Kim 1).
Health Issues
• One in every five teens has had suicidal thoughts
(Hockenberry 1).
• The more stress and depression a teen has, the less the parents and teens are connected (Hockenberry 2).
• Some people smoke cigarettes to improve their mood and to make them feel better (Hockenberry 1).
• There are two different theories when it comes to smoking.
• The first is that