Teen suicide is the act of causingone’s death, but among those aged between 15-24 years old. Teen suicide was thesecond cause of death among those aged 15- 24 in Canada, but teen suicideoccurs in every country all around the world.

Teenagers may turn to suicidebecause of many reason, reasons might be complicated (Darcy Lyness,2015).Although suicide is comparatively rare among children, the rate of suicides andsuicide attempts increases greatly during adolescence. The person who commitssuicide, indicates all his actions to this act of passive and even deadly meansof suicide, taking a large dose of medicine or may throw himself from highaltitude, or using a pistol to fire a shot or cutting the arteries by sharptool such as a knife, and other suicidal behaviours that lead to theinevitability of death at high rates. Suicide’s effects are tragic and felt long after theindividual has taken their own life (Psych Central, 2016). suicideis one of the serious factors that many adolescents may face, especially inlight of their dark thoughts and their constant negative feelings. Whatmay lead them to the first problem or trauma, especially emotional, may beexposed to suicide thinking, or even attempted suicide (American PsychologicalAssociation,2017). It is known that adolescence is one of the mostimportant stages of life that puts a psychological burden on the human being,the period in which the child begins to become a young adult, where the manyphysiological changes that occur to the teenager and necessarily accompanied bypsychological changes, which raises concern and confusion on the life of theteenager and suffer from Non-societal adjustment. The subject of suicide is one of the most sensitive issuesaffecting adolescents in general, Social changes or changes in the overallsituation of the family, as well as one of the most pressing issues for parentsand makes them panic about those destructive ideas.

Teenagers are at a higher risk ofsuicide than adults because they are going through a lot throughout the day,such as depression, family/relationship issues, bullying and many otherreasons, but the risk can be reduced. I will address this issue through thisresearch essay to the concern of many parents and adolescents, and think ofsuicide and causes and link between thesetwo things.           The results of the study showed that a large segment of adolescentsthought of committing suicide and actually tried to start it before entering secondaryschool, and researchers found that suicide in adolescence and childhood closelylinked to depression in the adolescent at the time of the suicide attempt (CBCnews, 2017). The study concluded that patients who end up with mentalillness or mental illness begin their symptoms early from the preparatorystage, which made developed countries begin mental health programs andpsychotherapy early without secondary school.

           There are two main categories ofcauses of suicide among adolescents. The first is physical classification, andit might be a result of the death of an important member in the family or afriend, or maybe because that person has been subjected to bullying, maybebecause of parent’s divorce, or even failure in academic examination. While thesecond category is the emotional classification, it might be because ofpermanent sadness or depression, feeling hopeless in life, or havingdifficulties in concentrating and making decisions. The strongest risk factors for attempted suicide inyouth are depression, alcohol or other drug use disorder, and aggressive ordisruptive behaviors (All about self help, 2017).

Studies indicate that about25 percent of children and adolescents may think of killing themselves at onepoint or another. In2014, 1,668 youth aged 13-18 committed suicide (Teen Help, 2016).         Teen depression signs and symptomsinclude a change from the teenager’s previous attitude and behavior that cancause significant distress and problems at school or home, in social activitiesor other areas of life. Depression symptoms can vary in severity, but changes inyour teen’s emotions and behavior may include Feelinghopeless or empty, Irritable or annoyed mood, or Poor school performance orfrequent absences from school (Mayo Clinic, 2017).

Having all of the issuesstated above might not seem as important as the teenager sees it, and if theadolescent is not being able to handle all together and finding a big pressureon him with no solutions to it, at this point he/she will start thinking aboutending their lives (Mayo Clinic, 2017).        There are serious signs appear on theteenager who has tendency to suicide, and the parents should pay attention tothem and take them seriously, including permanent talk about suicide, repeated statements of despair andweakness, constant concern about death, loss of interest in things such associal activities, or even not being social or not communicating with peopleand preferring to live in unity (American psychological Association, 2006).             There are manyways that the teenager tries to kill him/her self, directly or indirectly, inwhich the teenagers who choose to use drugs and alcohol are killing themselvesearlier than expected, especially by having a large dosage of drugs. Jumpingfrom high altitudes is another way that teenagers choose to suicide. Medicinepills is easily found in the house, so adolescents might take a large dosage ofpills until they die. While the most famous way of committing suicide is byusing tools like a sharp knife and cutting their arteries (lost all hope, 2016).

                     The person who thinks of suicide does notask for help or treatment for several reasons. They might be fully convincedthat there is no cure works with him or help him. Or maybe because he/she doesnot want to tell others about the problem he/she is going through. Anotherreason that a person uses for not telling others of his suicidal thoughts isthat maybe because it is believed that asking for help from others is aweakness or because he does   not knowfrom who to seek help (Stephane Pappas, 2017).          After a person’s attempted suicide,he needs immediate first aid and intensive treatment. Many of these people needto be hospitalized for treatment and to avoid a repeat suicide attempt.

Psychotherapy is most effective in helping someone who has already thought orattempted to commit suicide because mental disorders have big share in it.Nearly one third of the cases of suicidal attempt again within a year (WesternMichigan University, 2013). A person who tries to commit suicide or just thinksof it can not be left alone even he asked for it.

        To reduce risk factors that maycontribute to a person’s suicide attempt, and to prevent this from happening,you should keep any medicine out of reach or in a locked cabinet if adolescentsare present at home. The house must be free of alcohol and must not keep anyfirearms in the house, and if there is a need for their existence, must be keptin a safe place. If a member of the family or a close friend who has expressedhis desire to commit suicide can provide indirect assistance to him withoutfeeling (Mike Sosteric, 2017). It is necessary to consult specialistpsychiatrist to help him abandon the idea of suicide. The most important thingis don’t ignore the threat of suicide or actual attempts.

           In conclusion, most adolescents who attempt tocommit suicide are already suffering from mental health problems or drugabuse. As a result, they have problems adapting to the stress associatedwith being adolescents, such as dealing with rejection, failure, separation,and disruption of family relationships. They may also not realize thatthey can change to the best; suicide is a permanent solution to a temporaryproblem. Causes of suicidal distress include psychological, environmental andsocial factors. Mental illness is the leading risk factor for suicide.

Suiciderisk factors vary with age, gender, ethnic group, family dynamics and stressfullife events. According to a 2016 fact sheet distributed by the NationalInstitute of Mental Health, research shows that risk factors for suicideinclude depression and other mental disorders, and substance-abuse disorders(often in combination with other mental disorders). More than 90 percent ofpeople who die by suicide have these risk factors (John Hopkins Medicine, 2017). The risk for suicide frequently occurs in combination with externalcircumstances that seem to overwhelm at-risk teens who are unable to cope withthe challenges of adolescence because of predisposing vulnerabilities such asmental disorders. Examples of stressors are disciplinary problems,interpersonal losses, family violence, sexual orientation confusion, physicaland sexual abuse and being the victim of bullying. After aperson’s thoughts of suicide or attempted suicide, he needs immediate first aidand intensive treatment.

Psychotherapy is most effective in helping someone whohas already thought or attempted to commit suicide because mental disordershave big share in it. To reduce risk factors that may contribute to a person’ssuicide attempt, and to prevent this from happening, you should never ignorethe threat of suicide or actual attempt.