Teenage Suicide/bullying
There has been a rising epidemic of teenage suicide and depression in the 21st century and unfortunately, many people are very unaware of it. Suicide is the intentional taking of one’s very own life and is a very intense issue that should be addressed as quickly as possible by the people around the person. There are many news articles everyday composed of stories from all over the country about teenagers who have made the unfortunate decision to cut their lives short, however this topic is one that has a detrimental effect on todays youth. In the United States, suicide is currently the eighth leading cause of death for Americans, however for young adults between the ages of 15 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. This presents a large issue for parents and guardians throughout the country. Especially because suicide is one hundred percent preventable by everyone.
There are many sad truths about teenage suicide such as more teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined. Also, each day in the United States there are an average of over 5,400 attempts by young people grades 7-12. In 2010, men had a suicide rate of 19.9 percent, and women had a rate of 5.2 percent. Of those who died by suicide in 2010, 78.9 percent were male and 21.1 percent were female. In 2010, firearms were the most common method of death by suicide, accounting for a little more than half of all suicide deaths. The next most common methods were suffocation (including hangings) at 24.8 percent and poisoning at 17.3 percent. As with suicide deaths, rates of attempted suicide vary considerably among different demographic groups. While males are four times more likely than females to die by suicide, females attempt suicide three times as often as males.
There are many common myths and beliefs that surround teenage suicide. One example is a misbelief about the person not
There are many sad truths about teenage suicide such as more teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined. Also, each day in the United States there are an average of over 5,400 attempts by young people grades 7-12. In 2010, men had a suicide rate of 19.9 percent, and women had a rate of 5.2 percent. Of those who died by suicide in 2010, 78.9 percent were male and 21.1 percent were female. In 2010, firearms were the most common method of death by suicide, accounting for a little more than half of all suicide deaths. The next most common methods were suffocation (including hangings) at 24.8 percent and poisoning at 17.3 percent. As with suicide deaths, rates of attempted suicide vary considerably among different demographic groups. While males are four times more likely than females to die by suicide, females attempt suicide three times as often as males.
There are many common myths and beliefs that surround teenage suicide. One example is a misbelief about the person not