Teenage Suicide
Abstract
The most tragic solution of treatable depression is suicide. Suicide is one of the most highest death rate in young adults. Suicide is brought on by heavy amounts of stress that lead to major depression. Every day situations in a teenagers life can build up and cause stress that some may not be able to handle. For suicide victims, they think the only answer to their problems is obviously taking their own life away. Although there are many suicides each year, there are even more suicide attempts. One major factor of suicide is bullying. Studies show, a great amount of students surveyed said they were once bullied. Showing a greater number than the year before, bullying rates are going up each year. Although inperson bullying is not as popular as it was in the pat, cyberbullying is a big trend. Teens are being called names and getting made fun of over the internet more often as techonogly is getting more popular. In recent news, a teenage girl was bullied to death because she was simply dating an older boy. The major way to stop these suicides from happening is education. People who learn about suicide and how to deal with it can help other people, and maybe even themselves. There are many warning signs that everyone should be aware of in order to prevent suicide in young and even old adults. Although some vicitms of suicide do not reach for help, many do. There are also many organizations in the country today to help prevention of suicide. Spreading the word about these programs can influence and maybe save someone life.
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The Problem
Suicide is defined as the deliberate taking of ones own life (“Teen Suicide,” 2008). According to Schimelpfening, suicide is considered to be the most tragic complication of untreated depression today (Schimelpfening, 2009). It is is the third leading cause of death among young people aged 15-24 ("Teen suicide statistics,"
The most tragic solution of treatable depression is suicide. Suicide is one of the most highest death rate in young adults. Suicide is brought on by heavy amounts of stress that lead to major depression. Every day situations in a teenagers life can build up and cause stress that some may not be able to handle. For suicide victims, they think the only answer to their problems is obviously taking their own life away. Although there are many suicides each year, there are even more suicide attempts. One major factor of suicide is bullying. Studies show, a great amount of students surveyed said they were once bullied. Showing a greater number than the year before, bullying rates are going up each year. Although inperson bullying is not as popular as it was in the pat, cyberbullying is a big trend. Teens are being called names and getting made fun of over the internet more often as techonogly is getting more popular. In recent news, a teenage girl was bullied to death because she was simply dating an older boy. The major way to stop these suicides from happening is education. People who learn about suicide and how to deal with it can help other people, and maybe even themselves. There are many warning signs that everyone should be aware of in order to prevent suicide in young and even old adults. Although some vicitms of suicide do not reach for help, many do. There are also many organizations in the country today to help prevention of suicide. Spreading the word about these programs can influence and maybe save someone life.
Teenage Suicide 3
The Problem
Suicide is defined as the deliberate taking of ones own life (“Teen Suicide,” 2008). According to Schimelpfening, suicide is considered to be the most tragic complication of untreated depression today (Schimelpfening, 2009). It is is the third leading cause of death among young people aged 15-24 ("Teen suicide statistics,"
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