Teen Suicide

As of today suicide is the leading cause of death in adolescence. Every thirty seconds a teen attempts to commit suicide. What is driving teens to commit suicide? Is there anything in the world you would kill yourself over? Is anything really worth your life? Teen suicide is at an alltime high as of two thousand thirteen. In recent years, teen suicide has risen so quickly due to many factors such as family expectations, social problems, the media and peer influence; the best way to lower these rates is to raise awareness and begin campaigning.

Jordan Lewis (15) was a victim of bullying in school and it led to his suicide. Jordan was your normal teen, a sophomore, on the football team. Jordan had been bullied by his peers continuously, but school officials claimed that they weren’t aware of what was going on. Jordans father Brad (47) said that he was also bullied while he was in school and he told his son multiple times that it would get better and that it would eventually go away. Jordan couldn’t find a outlet, a way to make it stop so he ended his life with a gun. Rebecca Sedwick also ended her life due to peer influence and bullying. In two thousand, thirteen Rebecca jumped to her death. Two minors sent Rebecca harassing messages continuously until she couldn’t take it anymore. Both of these cases are alike in so many ways. Both Rebecca and Jordan were influenced through bullying to kill themselves. The main difference between the two children who died were their parents reactions. Jordan’s father Brad made several video attempting to raise awareness on bullying while Rebecca’s parents really didn’t do too much. Rebecca’s parents should have attempted to raise awareness though maybe a foundation or even a book would do a sign...

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...at bullying is bad because it leads to suicide? There is no good reason, stating the honest facts will grab people's attention and help to raise awareness about people like Jordan and Rebecca. People should know their stories, what really happened.

Rates of teen suicide in the western countries are at an all time high, higher than they have ever been before. An example is Australia. In Australia suicide is the second leading cause of death for teens and young adults. The united states is not far behind. The third leading cause of death here is suicide which usually builds up from self harm and depression. One of the main problems is that these teens and adults are not getting the psychiatric counseling that they need. “Abnormal teens” or teens that are out of the norm, face suicide and depression the most. Lesbians, and gay people are at a high risk for suicide.