TEEN

SUICIDE

By Kelly Lau

English

Period 4

“Bullying causes depression, depression causes suicide”

TEEN

SUICIDE

Third leading cause of death in

the U.S. 1 in 12 teens have attempted

suicide. over 20 percent of high school

students considered suicide, 14

percent have made a plan, and

8 percent have made a suicide

attempt. Over 90% of teen suicide

victims have a mental disorder,

such as depression, and/or a

history of alcohol or drug

abuse.

The Semicolon Project 416

April 16th, all who self harm, are suicidal, depressed, unhappy, have anxiety, has a broken heart, lost a loved one, draw a semicolon on your wrist. Semicolons represent a sentence the author chose not to end. You're the author, the sentence is your life.

WORDLE

Interview A graduating senior from Cardozo High School, named Jenna Niles dealt with suicide. (Note: the individual’s name has been changed due to personal reason.) K.L-” What makes you want to suicide?”

J.N- “I’ve been bully in middle to high school and I feel very alone, and at that moment, it just makes me so sad that I have no one to relay on and I just want leave this world so I don’t have to worry about anything.”

K.L- “Why did you started to cut yourself?”

J.N- “I just had so much going on in my head. I ended up doing things that I regret to this day. I was cranky. I was irritable and embarrass, I just didn't’t know how to handle everything at once so I decided to cut.”

K.L- “How did you feel when you want to suicide?”

J.N- “I feel like everyday I am battling to live and it’s painful, you know. I was stressful enough for being a senior and dealing in school with all the drama just makes me hate it even more. These past years has been very very hard and complicated but there’s nothing I can do.”

K.L- “How did you recover?”

J.N- “I realized there are a lot more to life and I think I should focus more to the positive side. And sometimes I think like what has my life become?”

Article:I “Teen suicide is a growing health concern. It is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24, surpassed only by homicide and accidents, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.”

“Suicide is not trendy. It is an epidemic in this country, being the No. 2 killer of people between the ages of 15 and 24 (just behind automobile accidents).”

“Adolescent suicide has tripled since 1950; 6,500 young people a year now take their own lives. For every suicide, statistics tell us there are 50 to 100 attempts. That means teen-agers make 325,000 to 650,000 suicide attempts.”

“There is no doubt that drugs, alcohol and suicide are a lethal mix; however, there is no evidence to confirm Dr. Newton's claim that alcohol and drugs are the cause behind adolescent suicide and that 85 to 90 percent of adolescents who committed suicide were drug and alcohol users.”"TEEN-AGE SUICIDE: EPIDEMIC, NOT TRENDY.(New Jersey Weekly Desk)(Letter to the editor)." New York Times 23 Feb. 1986. Global Issues In Context. Web. 17 Apr. 2013.

Article:II

AMANDA TODD :My Story: Struggling, bullying, suicide and self harm

committed suicide on October 10, 2012 at her home in port coquille in British Columbia, Canada where she hung herself.

Todd used the social media, YouTube where she posted a video using a series of flash cards telling her experience to the audience for being blackmailed, bullied, and physically assaulted where she received over1,600,000 views. After her death, the video became viral,

resulting in international media attention. Todd's mother Carol established the

Amanda Todd Trust, receiving donations to support anti-bullying awareness education and programs for young people with mental health problems.

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LOVAT

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• Demi, 'I Had Suicidal Thoughts At Age 7

• Demi Lovato has been suffering from eating disorder and diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since the age of 11.

• November 2010, Demi Lovato officially checked into rehab and got out January of 2011.

QUESTIONS

• Why do some teenagers commit suicide?

• What are the most common warning signs?

• Are the suicide rates different for males and females?

• What are common myths about teen suicide?

Works Cited

http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/suicide.html http

://www.yelp.com/topic/san-diego-april-16th-2013-semicolon-on-your-wrist-the-semicolon-project

http://find.galegroup.com/gic/infomark.do?&source=gale&idigest=60166ffcafbaa2e57c99a1fdf9edadd3&prodId=GIC&userGroupName=nysl_me_flhs&tabID=T006&docId=A176429372&type=retrieve&contentSet=IAC-Documents&version=1.0

http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Teenage_Suicide.htm

"TEEN-AGE SUICIDE: EPIDEMIC, NOT TRENDY.(New Jersey Weekly Desk)(Letter to the editor)." New York Times 23 Feb. 1986. Global Issues In Context. Web. 17 Apr. 2013.

Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255National Suicide Prevention Lifeline