Blog# 2

Title: Why Do Teens Try To Kill Themselves?

Summary: Well, teenagers turn to suicide when they feel they have no more hope in their situations. Most of those situations include being abused whether emotional or physical, bad relationships, feelings of rejection or loss, disappointing others, etc. A big influence in suicidal teens is depression.

Reflection: I feel that teen suicide is a very big deal now. When most teens feel pressure it becomes so overwhelming that they don't know how to cope. Parents should try to understand what their kids might be going through and take a load off of their children. I feel that most suicides are happening because of the home environment that they are in. This is happening everywhere and people need to start taking action.

Evidence:

• "Suicide is the third leading cause of death among people 15-24"
• "It is the fourth leading cause of deaths between ages 10-14"

Questions:

Why if two teenagers are put into the same situation, one would think think of committing suicide?

What makes someone not be able to seem a different approach when dealing with a difficult situation?

Source:

No Name."Why Do Teens Try To Kill Themselves."Kids Health.org. January.31.2010