Essays on Teenage Suicide

The American Psychological Association states that, “Teen suicide is a growing health concern. It is the 3rd-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24” (Teen Suicide is Preventable). As youth suicides are becoming more publicized, society is gradually becoming more aware of this global concern. Although most people do not understand why teenagers commit suicide, the three social sciences, anthropology, sociology, and psychology, provide insights that go beyond what the media reports as causes because through cross…...

Reaching late adulthood is a stage in life that individuals often hope to be able to reach. Life starts from the moment of conception and goes on until we all reach the unavoidable stage of death. Individuals all deal with life in many different ways. An adult that has gone through life completing most of the tasks that he/she wanted to complete can go into the stage of late adulthood generally happy. 
People in late adulthood often face many health…...

Every second of the day a person dies and every second of the day a child is born. But did you know that half of the deaths are from suicide. From that half of the suicidal deaths are from teen suicide. Did you know that suicide is the leading cause of death? Or that its one of the top 3 reasons why teenagers are found dead? Every year teens are killed because they suicide. Every day they give up on…...

Over the last 15 years teen suicide has significantly increased in the United States due to cyber bullying. Teen suicide in the United States has been relatively high in the 15 to 24 age group with 4,000 suicides since 2004. Teen suicide is the 3 leading cause of death in the United States. Teenagers tend to commit suicide after large changes, significant losses, or abuse has occurred in their lives. An important change in a relationship, bulling in school or…...

The natural end of every human life is death. Some people, for reasons that have never been fully understood, choose to end their own lives. This is called suicide, which means literally "self-killing. " According to Dryden-Edwards (2013), Suicide is the process of purposely ending one's own life. The way societies view suicide varies widely according to culture and religion. For example, many Western cultures, as well as mainstream Judaism, Islam, and Christianity tend to view killing oneself as quite…...

Suicide is a subject that is not talked about often. Suicide does not only affect adults, but it affects teenagers as well. Suicide can happen to anyone. The age group that is most affected would be teenagers. A teenager would commit suicide due to something that has occurred in his or her life or because the teen is going through a series of emotions. Even though some teenagers may go through this dark side of life, teenage suicide can be…...

Through social media, we see someone’s edited life. Sometimes people might find themselves comparing their own lives with these updates and photos. The comparisons people make to the unreality is unfair. The comparisons people make causes feelings of inferiority and low self-esteem. It is clear the relationship between our social media habits and mental health is complex. As social media leaves a mark in both our world and daily lives, it is important we learn more about the long term…...

Introduction Suicide is a leading cause of death in adolescence in Canada today (reference). Suicide and mental illness stigma is a large issue society has been trying to combat in the 21st century. Recently, a public uproar ensued after the release of a Netflix series, called “13 Reasons Why,” which depicted teen suicide. Controversy arose from the argument of whether the show was romanticizing suicide or just showing the harsh reality of suicide and the negative effects it has on…...

Committing suicide, the act of deliberately killing oneself is a tragedy that would bring long-lasting traumas to remaining friends and family members. This has become more familiar and a severe issue globally throughout the past decade among adolescents who consistently deal with deprivation and psychological illness in their daily lives. There exist plenty of causes for such phenomenon, which include burdens from education, sexuality, and inferior relationships with families. For such reasons, 1.4% of all reported deaths worldwide were due…...

In 1990 the adolescent suicide rate was 19.22 per 100,000 in the United States. Suicide was the 8th leading cause of death(Lee et al.). 11 percent of adolescents ages 12- 19 took their own life (Miniño, M.P.H.). Two years later suicide became the fifth leading cause of death for young people 25 and under. The C.D.C released data showing a dramatic increase in teen suicide rates. Nearly doubling from 1980, the suicide rate for young people adolescents ages 10 to…...