Teen Suicide is the third leading cause of death in this age range.Teen suicide for children ages 10 to 14 has doubled in the past decade. The suicide rate for young adults ages 20 to 24 has started to level off.
Teen suicide for the 15 to 19 age group is double the national average in the Western states of Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Montana, North and South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado.
Just five years ago, teen suicide was supposedly impossible to predict. Now we are beginning to know who is at risk.
Many teen suicides might be prevented if high schools asked their students if they were feeling depressed or suicidal. A mood disorder, such as depression or bipolar disorder, and substance abuse are among the factors that put teens at the greatest risk for suicide. All of these conditions can be efficiently identified by screening students while in school.
Overwhelmingly, youth suicide is associated with pre-existing psychiatric disorders, if those teen can be found who are having problems at age 15 or 16, they can get into treatment.
Teens need adult supervision more than ever to comprehend all the emotional as well as physical changes they are going through. When teens’ moods disturb their capability to work on a daily basis, it may be a sign of a severe emotional or mental disorder that needs consideration - adolescent depression (MacLean G., 1990).
Studies and Research on the Growing rate of Suicide Attempts
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people aged 15 to 24, trailing accidents and homicide, data show. In 1997, 1,817 teens took their own lives - more than the 1,689 deaths caused by any natural cause. Last year suicide was a major U.S. public health problem and called for.....
