Teen suicide
My essay is on teen suicide there are a lot of suicides that happen in the U.S they are caused from being bullied also it can caused by being depressed. There is also a high increase of suicides for people who take antidepressants. All this information is true based on the sites below.
1) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/September-October-08/Teen-Suicide-Rate-Worries-Mental-Health-Experts.html
2) http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/20/nation/la-na-nn-funeral-illinois-teen-suicide-bullying-20131020
3) http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/20/nation/la-na-nn-funeral-illinois-teen-suicide-bullying-20131020
4) http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/teen-suicide/MY02347 these are the sources I got my source cards and note cards from the essay will be in order from source card A through D each one of these sites have a lot of information on teen suicide and what causes them and also they tell you what to look out for to know if you kid is having trouble and might commit suicide because of bullies or depression also it could be because of parents being divorces and the kid think it is there fault that their parents are going to get divorced.
Teen suicide is caused by bulling there was this one kid named Jordan from Illinois that killed himself from being repeatedly bullied. Jordan committed suicide after two girls got arrested for bullying this girl who later killed herself. Jordan killed himself by going in his father’s room and grabbing a gun and shot himself. Jordan wrote a suicide note and in his note he blamed the bully for the reason that he killed himself. Jordan’s father Lewis said that “bullying has to stop people have to stop treating others the way that they do”. Jordan’s death got spread nationwide after J...
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...with a gun.
Access to fire arms.
Loss in conflict with close friends and family member’s.
Using drugs could influence the use of alcohol.
Isolation to other people.
Being exposed to people who have committed suicide.
Antidepressants drugs take a major role in teen suicide because it has an increase in suicidal thoughts and sometimes leads to suicide actions.
This concludes my essay on teen suicide I hope that you guys enjoyed the information that I shared with you.
Works Cited
1) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/September-October-08/Teen-Suicide-Rate-Worries-Mental-Health-Experts.html
2) http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/20/nation/la-na-nn-funeral-illinois-teen-suicide-bullying-20131020
3) http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/20/nation/la-na-nn-funeral-illinois-teen-suicide-bullying-20131020
4) http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/teen-suicide/MY02347
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