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Overview
toc Suicide is the action of killing oneself intentionally. Suicide was the third leading cause of death to people ages 15 to 24. It is called or deemed as a "public health problem". Older men are most at risk for killing themselves because of debt problems and other issues. Some ethnic groups have a higher percent that are usual to commit suicide. It claims 30,000 lives a year in america. When people spread awareness about this they try to enforce the warning signs so that everyone knows what to look for when dealing with someone who they might think has thoughts of suicide.
 * Highest rates:
 * American Indian and Alaska Natives — 14.3 per 100,000
 * Non-Hispanic Whites — 13.5 per 100,000
 * Lowest rates:
 * Hispanics — 6.0 per 100,000
 * Non-Hispanic Blacks — 5.1 per 100,000
 * Asian and Pacific Islanders — 6.2 per 100,000 ("Suicide")

School
Suicide is taking its toll on kids at school. School is where everything starts. Kids get bullied and it doesn't stop until something like suicide does happen and even after, it continues to go on. Parents can't control what happens at school, but the principals and teachers can. They are supposed to be doing their job and taking care of the kids, but it doesn't always go that way. [|Bullying] can be anything from mentally breaking the person down or physically. Kids take bullying to a whole new level and turn to the computers because they feel as if they can say anything over internet and that it can't come back at them. Almost 9 out of 10 children get bullied every day on a daily basis. It is usually through ages 10 to 16 that is the most critical time of when bullying starts.

Family
There may be problems at home that cause a person to commit suicide as well. Caucasian fathers are most likely to commit suicide if there is an issue with money or providing for the family. The different problems that could take place are an abusive household, an alcoholic parent, or neglect amongst the child. Usually children who suffer from these things shut out people and don't tell anybody what's wrong. They feel that if they tell anybody that their guardian will find out some way. Adults who have this at home sometimes may try to get out many times, but the other spouse threatens them and they end up feeling scared and stay. The adults can do something about it, the children can do something about it. That doesn't always mean that they will make the right decision to get out of the relationship or the house, but they are making a difference to their life ("Be Aware").

Mental Illness
They are one of the crucial and main elements to all suicides by depression. It is one thing to be depressed, but to have depression is another. People with the mental illness of depression don't choose to want to feel like they want to kill themselves 24/7. Feeling depressed is just feeling it because something got you down and you didn't like the outcome. Depression is what leads people to want to kill themselves even if they don't want to. Their body has already programmed it into their brain and if they aren't having sometime of therapy then they could commit said suicide. There are other mental illness that people take their lives from.
 * Anxiety Disorder
 * Schizophrenia Disorder
 * Bipolar Disorder
 * Panic Disorder

School
Teachers should address an issue if they notice something wrong with the student. They could also encourage the child to be apart of something and to engage or participate in group related activities. If something is not done now, the student may never get the chance to belong or to change their mind about taking their life or having a low [|self esteem]. Maybe have a group of students who one knows is nice and go over and greet the student and maybe help them out of their shell. Suicidal behavior is usually a cry for help and that someone wants out of whatever their having a problem with. People with self esteem issues and people who have suicidal thoughts, have one thing in common; relief. They want to feel like they don't have to deal with their problems anymore ("Preventing Suicide").

Family
Some people think that suicide is a topic that absolutely no one wants to talk about. They don't have anyone to confide in because they think it will be something that they don't want to have to deal with or to never want to discuss with someone. If a parent, guardian, or another child in the house notices that something is wrong, then they should confront them that they look down or that something is bothering them. It is never good to be an instigator; it pushes the child or adult away and gives them a message that you are just trying to get in their business.

Mental Illness
They can go to doctors and have medicine prescribed to them so that it can help them get better and be less affected by their disorder. People can go to therapy to help them not let their illness over come them. Therapist can help them overcome their self esteem issues and they can work out things and therapy can help a person to not be as closed in as they used to be. Also, just because a person may want to kill themselves doesn't mean they want to die. The person just does not know how to handle or get over their situation.

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