Cry for Help... the story of teenage suicide
source: http://tinyurl.com/c3wpbk
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This is an compelling story similar to my own in a way. I had my first attempt in the 4th grade. I didn't know why I wanted to die, I just did. After writing the note good bye, lacing a piece of cake with strychnine and spraying it with ant killer for extra measure, I laid down. My mother found my note when she got home from work, carried me to the hospital and it was explained away as an accident. I was the "popular kid" in school but always felt the pain of anxiety and depression at my doorstep.
Behind the acts of violence and rage of both the Virginia Tech and Columbine shootings is a larger issue of mental illness in teens that is rarely addressed. For instance:
* The rate of teenage suicide has tripled over the last 60 years –28 teenagers a week now die by suicide.
* Depression and anxiety in adolescents often go unrecognized or untreated for years, and the results can be fatal – over 90 percent of adolescents who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental illness at the time of their death.
While school shootings are rare, signs of mental illness in the perpetrators of these crimes are not. School shooters often have a history of suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts or depression – which makes identifying those conditions through mental health screening critically important.
Cry for Help takes an intimate look at the efforts of two high schools to identify adolescents at risk. Hamilton High School in Ohio and Clarkstown North High School in New York have both been affected by teen suicide and have launched powerful new programs to prevent future tragedies.
Michael Corbin
everyminute.org
everyminute there is an attempted suicide
Behind the acts of violence and rage of both the Virginia Tech and Columbine shootings is a larger issue of mental illness in teens that is rarely addressed. For instance:
* The rate of teenage suicide has tripled over the last 60 years –28 teenagers a week now die by suicide.
* Depression and anxiety in adolescents often go unrecognized or untreated for years, and the results can be fatal – over 90 percent of adolescents who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental illness at the time of their death.
While school shootings are rare, signs of mental illness in the perpetrators of these crimes are not. School shooters often have a history of suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts or depression – which makes identifying those conditions through mental health screening critically important.
Cry for Help takes an intimate look at the efforts of two high schools to identify adolescents at risk. Hamilton High School in Ohio and Clarkstown North High School in New York have both been affected by teen suicide and have launched powerful new programs to prevent future tragedies.
Michael Corbin
everyminute.org
everyminute there is an attempted suicide
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