Parasuicide

More often than not adolescents are struggling to navigate their ever increasing stressful lives. Mental illness, demands of school, social pressures along with domestic issues at home are causing adolescents to commit suicide at an alarming rate. Often these individual acts of recklessness are not acknowledged nationally unless they result in undeniable hostility. School shootings are a direct result of these desperate unheard cries for help, culminating in mass killings causing permanent injuries

Adolescent health has become an increasingly important focus in the last few years because health needs in this cohort have changed considerably (Sanci, Glover, & Coffey, 2003). Raphael (1996) pointed towards an increasing and disproportionate rise in psychosocial problems affecting youth and Brown (2002) posits that health problems and health compromising behaviours are interrelated in this cohort. It is important to look beyond the presenting issue and assess the adolescent taking into account

Depression and suicide are two significant global public health concerns. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that there are 350 million people that suffer from depression (WHO, 2015a). Also, over 800,000 deaths from suicides occur each year (WHO, 2015b). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, year), approximately 18.8 million (9.5 percent) American adults, have a depressive disorder each year (CDC, 2013b). The CDC (2015) also reported that

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” There is no doubt that this has been said an innumerable amount of times over the past century, but just how true is it? It is true that words cannot hurt one on a physical level, but just how mentally damaging can they be? In 2014 “83 percent of girls, and 79 percent of boys report being bullied either at school or online” (“Bullying Statistics”) and in 2009 an average of “68 of teens [that were surveyed] agree[d] that cyber

Bullying comes in many different forms, physical, mental, verbal, cyber relational. But the most common type of bullying is cyber bullying. Bullying is identified as a rude or hurtful action that is repeatedly acted upon another thing. In the article ‘Bullying Statistics’ it states, “About 42 percent of kids have been bullied while online with one in four being verbally attacked more than once.” This shows that too many kids have been bullied, just online. Some may shrug off the fact that so many

The Silent Killer A mother walks in to find her child hanging by the neck at the top of the staircase. She cries out, “Why? I just don’t understand why… she has been quiet lately, but I would have never imaged this! Why didn’t I see the signs? What could I have done?” “Thousands of teens commit suicide each year in the United States. In fact, suicide is the third leading cause of death for fifteen to twenty- four-year-olds” (Healthy Children.org). Teenagers are committing suicide due to mental

Many studies have been done to find the benefits of athletics in high school students in years past, but a more significant topic presently is the effect that it has on suicide prevention. Being a part of a team gives social connections to students that they can lean on for anything they might need. Whether it be for physical or emotional needs. Both teammates and coaches give moral support to each other during both in and out of season. (Benefits of Sports) For ages 10-24 and 12-18, suicide is the

The mental stability of college students has dropped to a staggering low, so low that 1 in 4 college students have reported that the have had suicidal thoughts and actions. That's just the amount that have reported that they are feeling suicidal. So many college students struggle with mental illness and receive no help or guidance in curing and dealing with their illnesses. The top 4 mental health issues facing college students are depression, anxiety, suicide, and eating disorders. Depression is

What is suicide? Suicide is “death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of that behavior” (Definitions: Self-directed Violence. (n.d.)). Many people throughout the world have attempted and/or considered to commit suicide, sometime throughout his/her life. Considering suicide is a big deal, because it shows that something in your life is so wrong, that you are willing to take your own life away, just to feel better. According to the Center for Disease and Control

Suicides can be tempting and result to many causes to why one would think of taking such action. Suicide attempts can be overlooked. Suicide can be defined differently based on one beliefs or feelings. Suicide attempts are actions and instant behaviors that takes one’s life away. Some people look at suicide attempts to be related to murder. Today, suicides are viewed as a leading cause of youth deaths. These attempts of suicide can be prevented. Thio, Taylor, and Schwartz state “about 31,000 American