Teen Suicide

Teen suicide is something that hits close to the heart with me. Unfortunately its something I've lost loved ones to. But something a lot of people don't realize is teen suicide can be prevented. The number one thing you as a single person can do is just be nice in general. The majority of teens who commit suicide are victims of bullying. They feel like theres no way out and so they choose death as the answer. You may not even realize how you really affect another person. Just calling someone a name or ganging up on someone with your friends can actually contribute to the death of teen. We all know that kid who doesn't fit in and is always being teased and laughed at, the sad truth is eventually that kid will of had enough and you never know how he or she will deal with it. Most of the time suicide in teens is completely unexpected. If you ever do hear someone threating to end their life then you should immediately report it to an adult, don't take it as a joke. It's serious. Another way to help prevent suicide is to donate to SAVE, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education http://www.save.org/ or other suicide prevention organizations.

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Comment by Katie Frasch on July 21, 2010 at 10:55am: yeah. one of my bffs has really low self-esteem so I always try to get her to do crazy stuff with me like sing a random song for a random guy in our school. I'm always really afraid I she will commit suicide because she's been through a lot and she would be missed alot. She's amazing friends with practically everyone in her grade. It's very unlikely she will though.

Comment by Michelle Louise on July 16, 2010 at 12:08am: another great post i have seen to day.. i have fallen victim to bullyin and have seen it...but like many others i didnt act on it and didnt stick up for the person...and typically we all do hurt someone at some time or another with our words and we dnt even realize what we've done to them.. the best thing we can do is build people up and do our best NOT to tear them down...we think that we need to seek revenge to people who bully us but more times than not that bully may have there own insecurities or rough times at home or maybe have fallen victim to some sorta of other traumatizing experience...bullying can be complicating...the people being bullied may be hurt by the bully physically or psychologically and that can lead to teen suicide...but also the bully may be hurt to and feel ignored or some sort of lack of security in themselves and this can also lead to teen suicide...this is a great topic to be dicussed among people and i am glad to see people takin an interest in this subject....