Teenage Suicide Suicide is the voluntary act of taking one’s own life. In the United States, suicide is the second leading cause of death for teenagers. Only accidents claim more lives each year. In 1987, there were more than 600,000 suicide attempts. Six thousand of them ended in death. That average out to about 16 dead teenagers every day. The national suicide rate in increasing every year. There are no signs that it is slowing down. The …showed first 75 words of 1426 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1426 total…we try, or how much we care someone we know could commit suicide. Young people who choose suicide see no easing of their pain in the future. If people can offer them hope, they may choose to live instead of dying. 6 OUTLINE Thesis: There are many signs, methods, causes, myths, and preventions for teenage suicide. I. Warning Signs II. Methods A. Overdose B. Guns & Explosives III. Causes A. Stress B. Depression IV. Myths V. Prevention