1. Teens and Suicidal Behavior
Rina Kim
D Block

2. Introduction
• Suicide is an intentional taking of one’s
life
• The rate of completed suicide is five
times greater in boys then in girls
• Adolescent suicide rate among ages
10-14 was 1.3/100000

3. How can people prevent it?
• Teenagers can get Mental-Health Screening
• Teachers that are trained to look for
troubled teens
• Suicide prevention programs
• Group therapy for young adults
• Anti-Bullying websites/programs
• Staff suicide hotlines

4. Why do teens commit suicide?
• Conflict or death of a parent
• Romance problems
• Genetic, Neurological, Psychological, Social
and Cultural factors
• Being bullied in school
• For being different
• For being gay

5. What is having suicidal thoughts?
• Feeling depressed
• Thinking of killing yourself
• Thinking things would be easier if
you just died

6. How do teens commit suicide?
• Overdose of pills
• Hanging
• Getting shot
• Jumping off places

7. What is the age range of teens for
suicide related issues?
• 11% of adolescents get depressive
disorder by 18
• Half of all cases of mental illness start
by age 14
• Start screening teens 12-18 years old
• 634 New Jersey residents aged 15-24
killed themselves

8. Psychologists
• Psychologists study mental processes
and human behavior by observing,
interpreting and recording how
people and other animals relate to
one another and the environment
• Average Salary- $64,140~$82,800
• Beginning Salary- $48,700
• Potential Salary- $106,840
• The job will grow as fast as the average

9. Psychologists
• Related Careers
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Therapists
• Teachers

10. High School Career Academies
• I will be attending River Hill High
School
• Teacher Academy of Maryland
• I picked this academy because it is
similar to what a psychologist does.

11. Yale University
• New Haven, Connecticut
• Tuition is $40,500
• There are no requirements but these are
important for applications
• SAT and ACT essay
• SAT reasoning tests and subject tests
• Recommendations

12. Community Service
• For community service I went to nursing
homes with an ensemble in Maryland and
played music for people with Alzheimer's
disease.
• We did this because people with Alzheimer’s
disease cannot leave the nursing homes and
since they forget things, we play music for
them and try to cheer them up.

13. Prior Job Experience
• Babysat kids 1-5 year olds
• Worked at Starbucks
• Lifeguard at River Hill Pool

14. • http://loldrugs.com/content/each-year-
millions-fingers-die-drug-overdose
• http://adseeehnsight.wordpress.com/
• http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/article/
Community/Bullying_Prevention_Program
• http://www.logoserver.com/US-NCAA-
XYZ.html