Teen suicide 2
Teen suicide 2Teen Suicide
A teenager stands in the middle of a dry and desolate paddock with what
is left of his father's once magnificent flock of sheep. He holds the rifle used to execute the remaining sheep. He thinks of all the pressure on his family and the constant teasing at school. He raises the gun and without thinking fires. When his father finds the young man's body later that day, he is horrified. The farmer thinks to himself, why didn't I know this was how he felt and why did he kill himself? The deep depression felt by teenagers who often take their own life is a worrying trend in both rural and urban youth.
For years suicide has been a deadly killer to teenagers. Teen Suicide is
the third leading cause of death for teenagers next to accidents and crime. Over 25% of adolescents think of ending their lives. Most recently, teen suicide has got the respect that it deserves.
Over 5,000 teenagers will die this year because of the thought that there is no way out of their problems. In 1960, only 1,500 adolescents took there life. Because of this dramatic increase scientists have spent many years thinking of ways to prevent this horrible, gruesome death. Despite this increased suicide rate, depression in this age group is greatly under-diagnosed.
Anyone can be a victim of teen suicide, whether it be the star quarterback or the class brain. Young males are five times more likely to take than life than females. The leading ways for female teenager to commit suicide is drug overdose or slitting of the wrists. Males, on the other hand, use the hanging or jumping method. The use...
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