1. Teen
Suicide
By Dinora Castro

2. About Teen Suicide
Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
There are at least 25 attempts of suicide for every completed teen suicide.

3. 60% of all suicides in the United States are committed with a gun.
How?
60% of all suicides in the United States are committed with a gun.
Overdose. Prescription, and non-prescription medicine is also a very common method for completing suicide.

4. Which Teens Are at Risk for Suicide?
Stress and worry.
There's pressure to fit in socially, to perform well academically, and to act responsibly.
Young people with mental health problems — such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder.
Teens going through major life changes (parents' divorce, moving, a parent leaving, financial changes)
Those who are victims of bullying.

5. Warning Signs Talk about suicide or death in general
Give hints that they might not be around anymore
Talk about feeling hopeless or feeling guilty
Experience changes in eating or sleeping habits
Engage in risk-taking behaviors
Lose interest in school or sports

6. Amanda Todd

8. 2013 Statistics Youth Suicide Statistics Data
Annual number of youth suicides each year (ages 10-24)
4,600
Percent of youth suicides that include a firearm
45 %
Percent of youth suicides that include suffocation
40 %
Percent of youth suicides that include poisoning
8 %
Percent of students grades 9-12 who reported seriously considering suicide
16 %
Percent who reported creating a plan
13 %
Annual number of youth (age 10-24) who receive medical care for self-inflicted injuries
157,000
Percent of suicide deaths that are males
81 %

9. Make people care about this issue!
Proposal
People care about suicide after an attempt of after it has already occurred.
Create campaigns and institutions that promote the prevention of teen suicide since the beginning.
Make people care about this issue!
Making parents contious about how their desitions can affect their kids.
Giving conferences in school about bullying and self-esteem
Comercials and avertisements about suicide
Getting support from the government to supports this institutions

10. What Can Parents Do?
Many teens who commit or attempt suicide have given some type of warning to loved ones ahead of time. So it's important for parents to know the warning signs so teens who might be suicidal can get the help they need.
Some adults feel that kids who say they are going to hurt or kill themselves are "just doing it for attention." It's important to realize that if teens are ignored when seeking attention, it may increase the chance of them harming themselves (or worse).

11. How To Help
Since people who are contemplating suicide feel so alone and helpless, the most important thing to do if you think a friend or loved one is suicidal is to communicate with him or her openly and frequently. Make it clear that you care; stress your willingness to listen
Don't hesitate to bring up the subject of suicide, and to ask direct questions.

12. Organizations National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
ISAP

13. People don’t die from suicide, they die from sadness

14. BiBliography