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1. Teen Suicide Danielle Semels Sociology: Death and Dying

2. Every 17 minutes a teen succeeds in taking their own life.

4. The suicide rate among teens has nearly tripled between the mid 1960s and mid 1980s

5. More teen males succeed in taking their lives than female, but there are still many attempts made by female teens.

6. Heavy metal attracts suicidal and depressed youths-it does not cause suicide.

8. Drug/Alcohol overdose

9. Hanging

10. Romeo and Juliet Style

11. Carbon Monoxide

12. Suffocation

13. Jumping

14. Exsanguination

15. Electric Shock

16. Drowning

18. Alcohol abuse

19. Loss of a valued relationship

20. Bullying

21. Low self esteem-due to bullying

22. Loneliness

24. 2 Million adolescents attempt suicide annually, only 700,000 actually get help or medical attention after the attempt.

25. 90% of youth suicide victims have at least one major psychiatric mood disorder.

26. They have had a prior suicide attempt.

27. History of sexual abuse.

28. Impaired parent-child relationships.

29. Questions and Answer -Do you think males and females suicide rates are different? -Is it okay to plant a tree or dedicate a bench in memory of a teen who has dies by suicide? -Why are teens suicide rates increasing over the years?

30. www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org 1-800-273-TALK

31. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmeMQtDU1mA&feature=related