ZeeBlog: Suicide Prevention

Monday, November 20, 2006

FACTS:

Every day in the U.S., 1000 kids age 15-24 make a suicide attempt.

1/3 of all teens with have considered suicide before their senior year of high school.

1/2 of all teens will have at least one friend who talks to you about ending their lives.

In kids ages 15-24, 10% of boys and 20% of girls will make a suicide attempt.

Every day, 14 kids age 15-24 complete suicide. This means that every 100 minutes someone dies of suicide.

The Suicide rate has tripled in the past few years among adolescence.

How effective are the suicide prevention progams in BPS?

At December 21, 2006 10:32 PM , potterspal.2 said...: The suicide provention programs are very useful. So much info is shared there that it really lets people think about why killing themselves is a bad choice. I mean, afterall, isn't suicide just a permenent fix for a temporary problem?
At January 01, 2007 8:37 PM , John said...: Just wondering--what is the source of your information?
At January 01, 2007 8:38 PM , Anonymous said...: I think that they do a fairly good job of covering the details, but need to stress that it is not heroic. I'm not a fan of mentioning names in suicide prevention ceremonies, only because it could cause a teenager to discover that that could be the only way to be remembered and noticed.
At January 02, 2007 9:08 AM , Rubick said...: These stats and information came from a presentation from a H.S. counselor.
At April 23, 2007 12:24 PM , Suicide_surviver said...: suicide isn't just a contemperary fix or can just be fixed from programs. It may only be fixed by the inner self of the body from mind, emotion, and mental health. No one can special themselves in being able to stop others from not doing suicide. The only one that can stop the suicide is YOURSELF!. So if anyone has tried or is talking about it. Tell him to find his innerself and tell him to say no to the man inside him and don't listen and even swear if you have to get it to go away...

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