Hi, my name is John, and my life is so messed up. I mean, parents are constantly nagging and nit-picking. My girlfriend and all of my best friends called me a loser and left. In school I am making straight D's. Maybe I should commit suicide...
Today an estimated 276,000 teenagers between 14-17 a year attempt suicide and 5,000 of the teenagers succeed. There are 29,350 annual deaths. There are eleven deaths per 100,000 people. Internationally, there is a suicidal attempts every forty seconds.
Today, we will be talking about the different factors that contribute to teen suicide. …