This document discusses teenage suicide and provides information on warning signs, statistics, and the results of a survey on teen suicide. It notes that suicide is the intentional taking of one's own life and teenagers are especially vulnerable due to their developing minds. Warning signs of a suicidal teen include sudden personality changes, loss of interest in activities, mood swings, statements about being bad or hints that it will soon be over. Statistics show that while females are more likely to attempt suicide, more males die by suicide when attempting. A survey revealed misconceptions around suicide being a leading cause of death for teens and that the suicide rate has increased since the 1950s.

1. Teenage Suicide and Twisted
By: Aaron Pikula

2. What is teen suicide?
• Suicide is the intentional taking of one's own
life. Teen suicide is just that a teenager
taking their own life.
• Teenagers are especially vulnerable to
suicide since their minds are still growing
and developing. They are also at risk
because a growing mind makes a lot of
decisions without considering long-term
consequences.

3. What are the warning signs of
a suicidal teen?
• There are some warning signs to a suicidal
teen that need to be taken seriously
whenever they are encountered. They
include:
• Sudden change in their personality
• Loss of interest of once pleasurable activities
• Frequent mood swings,accompanied by
violent behavior
• Stating that they are a bad person
• Making subtle comments such as “It’s no use
anymore,” “it’ll all be over soon.” etc.

4. Statistics of teen suicide
• Suicide for males are different than for
females. This is because the mind of a
teen male is much different than the
mind of a female.
• Females are more likely to attempt
suicide while more males actually kill
themselves while attempting.

5. Survey Rationale
• For this part I created a survey asking
about some common facts about teens
and suicide. The purpose of this is to
show the misinformation that surrounds
teens that commit suicide.

6. Survey Results
• Problems have almost gotten to the point
where you thought suicide was a solution?
• People surveyed: 50% Yes
50% No
• Someone you know has committed suicide?
• People surveyed: 100% No
• Suicide is the ____ cause of death for people
ages 14-19?
• People Surveyed: Leading 50%
• Second leading 33.3%
• Third leading 16.7%
• Fourth leading 0.0%

7. Survey Results
• The suicide rate has tripled since the 1950s?
• True 83.3%
• False 16.7
• Women attempt suicide three times as often
as men?
• True 100%
• When attempting suicide men are ____ more
likely to be successful than women
• Two times 33.3%
• Three times 33.3%
• Four times 33.3%

8. Survey Results
• You feel that people who commit suicide had no
other choice?
• Yes 33.3%
• No 66.7
• You feel that suicide is a permanent solution to a
temporary problem
• Yes 83.3%
• No 16.7%
• Most teens that commit suicide are already involved
on other dangerous activities? (heavy drug and
alcohol use)
• Yes 16.7%
• Not always 66.7%
• No 66.7%

9. Survey results
• You feel that suicide is morally wrong?
• Yes 50%
• No 50%

10. Survey results
• You feel that suicide is morally wrong?
• Yes 50%
• No 50%