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A recent national survey of 1787 young adults looked at the use of 11 different social media platforms. The survey showed that the teens that used between 7 and 11 platforms were three times at risk for depression or anxiety. Depression is one of the leading causes of suicide. Another problem with teens and social media is cyberbullying.
For example, in Australia, suicide is second only to motor vehicle accidents as its leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 25. [ 2 ] In the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health , suicide is the second leading cause of death for adolescents between the ages of 10 and 14, and the third ...
Suicidology is the scientific study of suicidal behaviour, the causes of suicidalness and suicide prevention. [1] Every year, about one million people die by suicide, which is a mortality rate of sixteen per 100,000 or one death every forty seconds. [2]
Sep. 30—GOSHEN — Two local women are leading a charge locally to help prevent suicides. Leslie Weirich lost her son, Austin, to suicide in 2016. Hannah Quinn survived a suicide attempt.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to ...
The Jed Foundation (JED) is a non-profit organization that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults in the United States. [2] Phil and Donna Satow started the organization in 2000 [1] after their youngest son Jed died by suicide in college in 1998.
“He would hide under the table,” says mother of little boy who was traumatized after witnessing a car accident.
The Best Practices Registry of Suicide Prevention Resource Center is a registry of various suicide intervention programs maintained by the American Association of Suicide Prevention. The programs are divided, with those in Section I listing evidence-based programs: interventions which have been subjected to in depth review and for which ...