Lap 7 major project – teen suicide
Oscar P.
3/30/2011
period 14-15
Teen suicide
Teen suicide is a major problem around the world. Each year in the United States thousands of teens commit suicide. It ranks up to the third major reason for teen deaths for teens ages 15-24. For teens suicide seems to be the only solution for their problems.
To most suicide patients there has to be a reason for then to kill themselves. Such examples are moving somewhere you dont want to, breaking up with either your boyfriend or girlfriend, relative or friend dies, and afraid of something about to happen. These things will bring great sadness, depression and fear to the person which will cause them to kill themself.
Usually when a teen is about to commit suicide there are signs in which give you the idea they are going to do it. Some signs are stuff like crying more than usual, eating all the time, cutting or hurting themselves, starts to get quiet more than usual and such. When stuff like that happens to a teen there is a chance they are thinking of commiting suicide so parents should keep a good look out for that.
Percentages of suicide vary on the persons gender and race. It is said that 8.7% of people actually attempted while 2.8% survived and was left with serious injuries. And that 11.9% of females attempted suicide while males are only 5.6% which is quite a small difference. It also says that 11th graders are quite high in the percantages to commit suicide than the 12th, 10, and 9th graders were to do it.
Even though they commit suicide people are able to prevent them from actually doing it. Ways that people can help is that they can is to talk them out of it. Like if they are really sad or depressed you can talk to him/her and make them feel way better so they stop thinking about it. Another way is to take them to help centers where they can people to help them and get them back on their feet. Because if they ended up killing themself theres one more dead person caused by suicide and that isnt good. So its neccessary to help as much as possilbe and stop all this.

