The purpose of this paper is to explain the causes of teen suicide. This paper will include statistics and some background information on suicide survivors. Also this paper will discuss some warning signs of teen suicide.
             It is important to take the subject of suicide seriously. It doesn't seem right that a teenager, who has lived for such a short time, would choose to die, but those who can't get over their depression sometimes do. Teen suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 24 and the fourth leading cause of death for persons between the aged of 10 to 14 and it seems to be on the rise (Hyde and Forsythe). Only accidental deaths and homicide follow it. Some experts believe that many "accidental" deaths are actually suicides. According to a 1999 Center for Disease Control and Prevention study, 27% of high school students thought about suicide, 16% had a plan and 8% made an attempt(Madison). Suicide effects teens of all races and social standing. Boys commit suicide more often than girls do. It could be because it's easier to get the tools for suicide, boys usually use firearms and girls often us pills, so since the gun is more deadly, boys complete suicide (Klagsbrun). Over the past 15 years, the rate among girls has scarcely changed, but the rate among boys has tripled. Also, the rate among non-white males, even thought it is still lower than the
             white male rate, has been rising most quickly of all. Suicide remains the second leading cause of death among whites after accidents and the third among blacks after homicides and accidents. Teen suicide is now considered a national mental health problem(Roy).
             The main two causes for teen suicide is the mental disease of depression and family problems(Hyde and Forsythe). Ninety percent of teen suicide victims have at least one diagnosable, active psychiatric illness at the time of the death, which is most
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