Teen Suicide - The Unknown Epidimic Every year‚ thousands of youth die in the United States‚ not by cancer‚ car accidents‚ and other diseases‚ but by their own hand. These people make the choice that they want to die and they take there own life. Suicide‚ the term given to the act of killing oneself‚ is the third leading cause of death among people that are 15 to 25 years of age. It is estimated that 500‚000 teenagers try to kill themselves during the course of one year. During the adolescent
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Family is the natural and basic group unit of society and is entitled to safeguard by community and State. Family keeps different prospect about their children‚ when is the suitable time for their children to become parent and what all things to be occurred before they become parents. (Dallas 2004). Pregnancy and parenthood is an overcoming experience for all age groups but for teenagers it can create a developmental problem as they go through or experience two stages at the same time‚ which is parenthood
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Unmarried Teen Pregnancy Has on Society Abstract When a teenager becomes pregnant it can have many consequences to the girl‚ the family of the girl‚ and also to the child that is born to this type of society. Becoming a mother at such a young age and not being married is not well seen and has a negative financial effect to the society. There are several options available today in order to inform teenagers on how to prevent teen pregnancy
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY INTRODUCTION Teen Pregnancy is a major concern in todays society‚ although the teen pregnancy rate has declined over the past 20-30 years‚ the United States still has the highest teenage pregnancy rate. Most teen pregnancies that occurred 20-30 years ago were to married women‚ while today’s teen pregnancies are due to unwed mothers. REVIEW OF LITERATURE Although teenage pregnancy is decreasing over the last decade‚ there are still to many young women out there that have
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(MedicineNet.com). Most social issues in today’s world affect teenagers and causes depression. The main social issues that affect teens today are teen pregnancy‚ peer pressure‚ teen violence‚ social media‚ and sexual orientation. Depression in teens is overlooked as hormones or a “teen attitude”. Depression is increasing at an alarming rate for teens in America. One in five teens suffers from depression. According to Mental Health America‚ the symptoms of a depressed child are as follows; poor performance
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look closer‚ and you might notice a familiar trend: many of these students are not paying attention. Instead‚ they are dozing off or even completely asleep. What is so hard for teens these days to get enough sleep? Why are they never rested up and always tired in class? These are some of the many questions people have on teens and sleep. “According to the survey results‚ once a week roughly one-quarter of high school students fall asleep in class‚ 22% fall asleep doing homework and 14% are late to or
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taking care of their baby. Most teen mothers end up dropping out of high school‚ because they do not have time for school anymore. They work for low wages to make money and support the child. Some teenagers try to stay in school to have a good image‚ so that other people in school do not look at them as a pregnant teenager but as just one of them. Most teens that have had sex wish they had waited longer and most teens and adults believe that it is important for teens to be given a strong message from
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Teen Sex Many teenagers are engaging in having sex. A lot of them are doing it just to fit in and some are doing it because of peer pressure. Yes I believe abstinence programs discourage teen sex but a lot of teenagers need an abstinence education as well as a comprehensive sex education. Although some say that Abstinence and comprehensive sex education programs in schools are a bad idea‚ I think otherwise because some students need help learning about birth control and if they’re ready for sex
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Successful Teens The choices people make each day; result in consequences that shape them into who they are. So the earlier teens get to make their own decisions the better. Parents should allow their teens to decide for themselves at a young age so that they could learn from their mistakes. Of course parents should also supervise their teens‚ so that when things truly do get out of hand‚ they can be there to guide them towards the right direction. Allowing teens to make their own
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cyber-bullying‚ and poor home life situations are the three main paths that lead a teen down the road of suicide. Many schools try to avoid the subject of teen suicide because of its seriousness or touchiness with families and the cost of extra programs. However‚ one way to help prevent the steep increase in this issue is to have more awareness in schools and more people to help others in their cries for help. Offering support to teens that have serious problems need to be more recognized worldwide‚ as well
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