use is not the cause of the suicide. The reasons behind the action vary greatly, but there are some life changes in an adolescents' life that are very significant to them. It needs to be stressed that this emergency may not seem considerable to an adult looking at the situation, but is definitely meaningful to the child. It is not uncommon for young people to think about mortality, and even to wonder what effect their suicide would have on family and friends. These ideas, however, are not usually acted upon. The significant events in their life can be a crisis with their girlfriend or boyfriend all the way to a very negative remark or disposition from a parent or teacher. Anything in-between these, an important incident, can also trigger these thoughts or behavior. Students who have already had a lot of stress in their lives are going to be at a higher risk, also.
             Stressors include divorce, parent arguments, family difficulty, rejection, abuse, (physical and/or sexual), violence, (i.e. rape or incest), feared pregnancy, and alcohol or drug misuse. A loss of a meaningful person, whether it is through death, divorce, a break up, or suicide, chronic depression or metal illness in parents or self, and pressure for perfection are all tension causing issues that may be the reason behind the suicide. Related to school, the main explanations are: being in trouble with school authorities or police from an incident in school, loss or disgruntlement in school, and strong demands from adults or teachers. The most important
             motive, for a teacher to watch for, may be a change in school and/or address and not fitting in well.
             Knowing all the reasons in the world will not help the individual if a teacher, adult, or peer does not recognize the warning signs. There are numerous indicators, and some also may suggest something else instead of suicide, but just looking for them will assist the student. Warning signs can include social ...