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Two teens commit suicide within weeks at one high school. A community is in shock when they should be celebrating. How can this be? Is it the stress at the end of the school year that would cause one to take their life? Mental illness among teens has such a negative stigma and suicide may [...]
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Adolescents and young adults typically consider peer relationships to be all important. However, it appears that strong family support, not peer support, is protective in reducing future suicidal behavior among young adults when they have experienced depression or have attempted suicide. ScienceDaily (2009-04-15) read more here
“Peers don’t provide the same type of safety net that [...]
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Summer employment is thought to be beneficial because it creates self-esteem while reducing isolation and substance abuse, and it does not conflict with school work in the way a job during the school year could,
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Everyone looks forward to the holidays, school is out, most businesses close and it is a time to get together with family and friends. But for some it can be a stressful time and a day they just want to make it through. Suicide is third among leading causes of death for young people in [...]
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Increased Teen Suicide Trend Is Linked to the Drop in Use Of Antidepressants After the FDA Raised Worries About Risks
Today in the WSJ the article Elevated Rate Of Teen Suicide Stirs Concern – WSJ.com reports findings from a new study that their was a surprising rise int the youth suicide rate in 2004 and that it [...]
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Suicidal thoughts among college students more common than expected is a survey of 26,000 college students across 70 colleges and universities. The survey found that more than half of the students had at least one episode of suicidal ideation in their life and 15% considered attempting suicide and 5% reported make an attempt in their lifetime. The [...]
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