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Do you feel like no one understands you or that no one cares? Do you feel silenced? Have you attempted to take your own
life or know someone who has?
You are not alone.
Teen suicide is a widespread problem in the adolescent world, yet young adults and adults alike treat this issue as unmentionable.
The nature of this issue makes it hard to talk about sometimes, but suicide is so widespread among teens and young adults
that a majority of teens either know someone who has attempted or succeeded in suicide or have attempted suicide themselves.
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Suicide is a major health problem among the youth in the United States (National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center).
A great many youths commit or attempt suicide every year. Not only does the issue affect an adolescent if they attempt suicide
themselves, but it will also affect their peers, family, and friends. The numbers are staggering and the situation is
dire. What causes the adolescent to have suicidal thoughts? What are the warning signs? Why is the issue so widespread? These
are hard questions that deserve answers. We are here to help guide you to the answers. Explore this website and remember that
you are not alone.
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Quick Facts
*Americans under the age of 25 account for more than 35% of the population.
*The Surgeon General says that Americans under the age of 25 account for more than 15% of all suicide deaths.
*Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths are 2 to 3 times more likely to attempt suicide.
*In 1996, more youths died from committing suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDs, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia,
influenza, and chronic lung disease combined (Surgeon General).
*Suicide has increased rapidly in the past few decades: 14% for 15-19 year olds and 100% for 10-14 year olds.
* 19.3% of high school students had seriously considered attempting suicide, 14.5% of had made plans to commit suicide,
and 8.3% had attempted suicide in the past year.
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