review and describe specific guidelines‚ based on how to prevent teenage depression and how to help teenage depression to help parents‚ guardians‚ and teenagers. Jessica Portner explains that teenage depression is a silent epidemic (2008‚ p. 15). Teen depression is one of the greatest tragedies of this century since depression is increasing dramatically. With Portner’s studies and experiments she predicts that by the year 2020‚ when children reach adulthood‚ depression will rank as the second leading
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Teens and Stress Many people think that just because you are a young teen that you have no idea what stress is like. News flash‚ school can be a very stressful place especially with the homework‚ tests‚ and all that. Not to mention that nowadays teens are always trying to fit in and impress everyone around them. There is also the stress about finishing highschool and choosing what college to attend and what major to pursue. Many teens have to deal with going to school and also working to earn money
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recent years teen pregnancy is increasing rapidly‚ it seems to have become a fashion statement. There are so many teenagers becoming parents while still attending high school. Most experts believe that teen pregnancy is declining but unmarried teen pregnancy is increasing. I believe it up to us to set an example for the children and teenagers today‚ what do you believe? “Even though teen childbearing overall has declined steeply over the last half-century‚ the proportion of all teen births that are
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affecting today’s teenagers is the increase in the rate of teen obesity. According to the American Obesity Association‚ about 30.4 percent of teenagers are overweight‚ and 15.5 percent of teens are obese (1). This means that 45.9 percent of teens are at risk for developing health problems due to weight. It is important to note that weight gain during the teen years is normal. It is when that weight gain progresses beyond normal limits that teens become at risk for obesity. Generally speaking‚ a person
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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. Fourteen percent of all deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents are teenagers. Teenage deaths due to cars occur a little over fifty percent of the time on weekends. Of all teen drivers being killed in car accidents‚ forty five percent of the time there is a passenger in the car. Statistics show that 16 and 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each additional passenger. Speeding is a major factor in teenagers driving
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climbing. With teenage pregnancy running rampant‚ it has become a greater problem. Teens that get impregnated a young age go through many hardships‚ such as having financial issues‚ getting an education‚ and keeping a steady job‚ all while caring for a child. It seems as though there are pregnant teens everywhere you look. Teens feel the need to have sex at younger and younger ages‚ resulting in more pregnancies. In fact‚ teen pregnancy in the United States is at an all time high as compared to other Western
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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
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Teens at High Risk of Suicide Teen suicide is a major problem in today’s society and it is totally preventable. This issue needs to be taken care of immediately. Teen should not be taking their lives intentionally. Teen suicide is derived from three major factors: bullying‚ drug/alcohol abuse‚ and most commonly mental illness. It has been a pretty popular topic in the media world but it still just gets pushed under the rug. Suicide is currently the third leading cause of death in the United States
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Teen Marriage and Divorce Marriage is an institution whereby men and women are joined socially and legally‚ usually for the purpose of founding and maintaining a family. When teens get generalization married at an early age‚ they few to get a divorce. The reasons for marrying at an early age have changed dramatically over the years. Many young people today are getting married at a very young age and they’re doing it all for the wrong reasons. The reason why young teens marry so young is because
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Sheltering the youth from birth control does not decrease the percentage of teen pregnancy but it fact helps initiate unprotected sex. The increase in teen pregnancy is due to‚ inadequate sexual education available to adolescents‚ lack of knowledge and resources for birth control‚ and the environment the individual grew up around. Research Questions 0 Does providing adolescents with birth control increase teen pregnancy 1 Is there enough information on the consequences of unprotected
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