Essays on Teenage Suicide

The purpose of choosing the topic of suicide ideation, suicide attempt and suicide related to children and youth is due to the increasing number of children and adolescent students who I have encountered that attend the New York City Public School System. The students’ parents have also reported their children having discussions regarding suicidal ideation or having attempted suicide. This is quite alarming and school personnel face enormous challenges to support children and families who are also experiencing such unsettling…...

Suicide is the act of killing one’s self in a way that ends all life functions that can affect anyone at any age. Suicide comes in four stages: ideation also known as thoughts that can be passive or active, behaviors that are non-life threatening, attempts or when a client tries to kill themself and finally death by suicide. To better understand suicide is looking at the main risk factors and the struggles of populations that are more likely to die…...

Have you ever thought to yourself why all over the news you see people dying of suicide? This has a strong connection to people getting bullied. A whopping fourteen percent of high schoolers have considered suicide (“bullying statistics”, 2015). Many people consider suicide because they feel trapped, and all alone due to others bullying them. People who are getting bullied in any way, shape, or form are likely to choose suicide (“bullying statistics”, 2015). There is a very strong connection…...

Suicide doesn’t just happen because people are being bullied it also happens when a person is dealing with an insane amount of depression and see no hope to their depression ending anytime soon and decided to take an extreme measurement for example, Robin William was an outstanding actor who brought so much joy to people he didn’t seem he was struggling with depression but sadly after 63 years of living he deiced to end his life. In the article “Robin…...

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…...

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…...

A study done by Pew Research Center from 2007-2010 stated that 95% of all teens use the internet and 80% of them use social networking sites (www. Edgewave. com). One in three teens is cyber-bullied (The Guardian, Tues, Aug 6, 2013). One in 13 teens face persistence abuse online (The Guardian. ). Cyber-bullies do not see the harm they cause or the consequences of their actions which minimizes any feelings of remorse. This gives the kids more advantage to say…...

Even with a curfew teens will do what they want to do. If that means sneaking out, lying or skipping school or etc. sneaking out gives a teen a thrill and like they are invincible. That just makes them more likely to do much more dangerous stuff. Also, having a curfew just adds stress on a teen, because they will freak out about running late and traffic causing them to be late. If anyone says that kids will be too…...

The pressure is mounting, the pain is unbearable, thoughts are racing through your head, you just can’t go on any longer and then the erry sound of silence. Suicide has been defined as "any death that is the direct or indirect result of a positive or negative act accomplished by the victim, knowing or believing the act will produce this result" [Maris 1991]. Teen suicide is a growing health concern in the US as it is the third leading cause…...

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…...