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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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Mental Health Problems In Childhood May Predict Later Suicide Attempts In Males. This study shows the importance to screen, detect and treat childhood disorders to prevent suicide among males. It is found that males are unlikely to seek mental health services during adolescence. “The main finding of our study is that severe suicidality in adolescence [...]
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Researchers in Montreal report that people who were abused or neglected as children showed genetic alterations that likely made them more biologically sensitive to stress. via After Abuse, Changes in the Brain – NYTimes.com.
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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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I am posting a Dear Abby letter on teen cutting that was in the newspaper last week. This young girl is a “cutter” and she is very insightful as to why she is cutting. Cutting was new to me and I have learned that many of our teens today have become cutters to cope with stressful [...]
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