Teen+Suicide



Suicides among young people continue to be a serious problem. Each year in the U.S., thousands of teenagers commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-to-24-year-olds, and the sixth leading cause of death for 5-to-14-year-olds.


 * Suicide is NEVER the answer, getting help is the answer. **If you are considering suicide as an option or need to talk and be heard, please call someone immediately who will listen and help. **Suicidal? Need Help Now? ** Call 911 or check out the **resources on the bottom** of this page.

Why is this tragedy on the rise? How can children and teens, with so much life ahead of them, feel that suicide would be an option?
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Everyone is Affected
When a teen commits suicide, everyone is affected. Family members, friends, teammates, neighbors, and sometimes even those who didn't know the teen well might experience feelings of grief, confusion, guilt — and the sense that if only they had done something differently, the suicide could have been prevented.

Have you been affected by this kind of tragedy, or know someone who has? Do you know someone whom you fear might have suicide on their minds?
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**Experts, Including Survivors of Suicide Attempts, Discuss What's Needed to Stop the 3rd Leading Killer of U.S. Youth Teen Suicides on The Rise**
He hit the water at 75 miles an hour, crushing several of his vertebrae. But instead of joining the 1,300 people who jumped and died, Kevin Hines joined another club - one of about 30 known to have jumped and survived. "Out of those people that have survived, 19 have come forward and said that the second they jumped they didn't wanna die," said Hines

Teen Suicide rates are on the rise - most are all linked to bullying and cyberbullying. Kevin Hines, like many others, feel that these teens do not want to die, but think that they //need to// kill themselves out of shame, out of despair.

What do you think? And how can we reach out to these troubled teens?
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Renee Yohe, a cocaine-addicted teen credits social networking for helped her in her darkest time. Her story of recovery was the inspiration for the To Write Love on Her Arms group that uses MySpace, blogs, and social networks to provide support for teens who are addicted to drugs and battling depression. (To Write Love On Her Arms has been recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning).

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Lifelines
=== **National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:** 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK) or 1-800-784-2433 (1-800-SUICIDE) ===

 **Suicide Hotline in Spanish:**1-800-273-8255 (# 2) 1-877-SUICIDA
**Text Telephone:1-800-799-4TTY (1-800-799-4889)**

**LGBTQ Youth** **LGBT Youth Suicide Hotline:** 1-866-488-73867 (1-866-4-U-TREVOR)

 **National Runaway Switchboard and Suicide Hotline**: 1-800-621-4000
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