Teenage Suicide Statistics

My goal for this web page is to help you contribute to the prevention of suicide as well as to be of support to those who must cope with the this life changing trauma.

Discover how you can impact these alarming teenage suicide statistics, and the numbers of adults, parents and family members who need critical information and hope.

Consider These Recent Teenage Suicide Statistics

• Teenage suicide statistics are a part of these numbers:
  rates for ages 15-24 in the United States are 7.9 per 100,000.



• 31,000 suicides a year in the U.S., the 3rd leading cause of death in people 15 – 24 years old, and the 11th leading cause over all age groups[8].



• Worldwide, nearly a million people commit suicide every year, more than those murdered or killed in war.[1]



• Global annual teenage suicide statistics, reported for these fatalities could rise to 1.5 million by 2020.

Learn more from our comprehensive ebook available now for only $39.95

Brain Fitness for Suicide Prevention

Brain research has been shown to be a critical factor inresilience to stress. Stress in various forms is a powerful predisposing condition for depression.

Depression, in turn, can result in substance abuse and suicide, so an early prevention strategy makes practical sense and can serve as the life giving gift of overall emotional strength.

If we train young people in the management of stress, strengthen brain function and build resilience, we can provide a solid base for emotionally healthy adults who needn't get to the place in life where suicide is the only option.

An International Problem

•Consider the 7.9 per 100,000 rate for 15-24 year olds in the US. If you live in a large U.S.city, (New York, for example with an estimated 2003 population of 19,190,115) that would mean over 1300 suicides a year in that age group alone.

**Update from 2007 NIMH statistics:

In 2007, suicide was the third leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24.[4]

Of every 100,000 young people in each age group, the following number died by suicide:

Children ages 10 to 14 — 0.9 per 100,000

Adolescents ages 15 to 19 — 6.9 per 100,000

Young adults ages 20 to 24 — 12.7 per 100,000 [4]

•In Australia in 2001 suicide statistics reveal 7.1 suicides per 100,000 across all populations.

The city of Brisbane has around 957,000 inhabitants, within a greater metropolitan area of 1.77 million people, so we are talking about 119 suicides in a year in the extended area.

•Thousands are left confused and lonely, following the suicide of a loved one, leaving them at higher risk for depression and suicide themselves.

•UK suicide statistics for 2003 totalled 5,755 [2]

•Suicide statistics show 3,681 self-inflicted deaths in Canada in 1997[3]

•460 people died by suicide in New Zealand in 2002. [5]

•Dr. Catherine Le Galès-Camus, WHO Assistant Director-General Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, reports that suicide statistics have devastating results for survivors. “For every suicide death there are scores of family and friends whose lives are devastated emotionally, socially and economically.”[6]

•Did you know that about 80% of survivors in the U.S. are grieving the death of an adult male? Teenage suicide statistics do not include the number of survivors who are children and teens.

Suicide: No Respecter of Persons

2.Children are left behind after most suicides. Most of these children experience the grief stages without preparation for coping with suicide. Consider these groups that suicide statistics place at particularly high risk:

• children and grandchildren of adults 65 and older, widowed or chronically ill


• children, and grandchildren of the victims of spousal abuse


• classmates,and siblings and suiciding youth themselves, particularly males 15-24


1. Gay and Lesbian Youth.


2. Native American Youth.


3. Alaskan Native Youth.


4. Youth with access to firearms.


• youth engaging in high-risk sexual or drug related behavior.


• young family members and friends of those who suffer from mental illness, especially bipolar disorder, major depression, borderline personality disorder, and schizophrenia


• families and friends of people who have previously attempted suicide are doubly traumatized


• children and grandchildren of grown victims of childhood sexual abuse

Take the time now to learn about the internationally acclaimed program for brain fitness to provide encouragement that might very well prevent a suicide later in life.

Honor Those Who Have Died

I have provided this opportunity for anyone who wishes to make a memory in this way. Even though there may be some shame or blame associated with a suicide death, everyone deserves to have their lives remembered and this is a wonderful way to achieve a memorial in your own words, with your own photos.

You can also express your grief by writing a tribute to the person who has suicided. You don't have to note the cause of death, unless you want to share this unique grief with others who may yet to experience it.

Many times, the method of death overrides the personality of the person who has died. Here is a way to bring attention to the whole person and his or her impact on the lives of those left behind.

Publish Memorial Tributes
for your loved ones .

Are you wondering how to commemorate the birthday of a loved one who has passed away? Unique online memorial tributes let you do just that. You can use them to mark a special anniversary in his or her life, or just honor the person.

We would like to invite you to write your tribute memorializing your loved one here.

Memorial Tributes from Other Visitors . . .

Read special memorial tributes written by other visitors to this site. . .

More Support for Suicide Prevention

Grief stages are common to all sorts of losses, including those related to teenage suicides. It is in our best interests to prepare to support ourselves and other survivors left behind.

Help us get the word out on Suicide Prevention, our is available now for just $39.95

Get your copy of "How to Survive a Loved One's Suicide" NOW

Just click on this image to order.

	Enter your search termsSubmit search form
	Web www.comfortyourheart.com

Get your copy of "How to Survive a Loved One's Suicide" NOW only $39.95 USD

You will receive this suicide grief ebook by download immediately upon confirmation of the receipt of your Paypal payment.

Delivery time will vary depending on the type and quality of computer equipment and internet connection you are using.

A Personal Letter from Karen

You can see, by these teenage suicide statistics, that thousands of young lives are being affected daily by the tragic results of suicides. The only way to change this is to step in and do your part.

The way we handle child bereavement, trauma and depression today will significantly impact teenage suicide statistics and prevention in future generations.

Will you act now to comfort and mentor today’s survivors? Frequently, families with special needs, stresses and challenges have higher rates of disruption. Without intervention, these families are at risk to become part of future teenage suicide statistics.

The most recent teenage suicide statistics do not factor in these pre-existing stressors in families.

So it becomes more difficult to make direct comparisons among the family structures of those who complete suicide.

Nevertheless, survivors grieving a death have more distress if the cause of death is suicide. The stigma of suicide often leaves them with no one to talk to, and nowhere to go for comfort.

As a parent, grandparent and professional Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, I find these teenage suicide statistics appalling and I am certain you do too. This is why I am appealing to you, to please help stop this epidemic! Will you step in and provide comfort and hope for those coping with suicide loss?

Please join me in working to change these unacceptable teenage suicide statistics by learning to communicate hope to those coping with suicide grief.

Let's teach our children how to successfully manage loss while we still have time.

Blessings as you advocate for the children,

Preparation Pays Off

We must increase our awareness of this epidemic in order to take control and save precious lives.

As I began to explore this devastating trend in teenage suicide statistics, I became aware of several childhood friends who eventually took their own lives. One of these was a girl whose father suicided when she was a teen.

I can't help but wonder if her life would have been different had necessary support been available to her family.

I have been reminded of my own grief experiences throughout life.

My personal experience and professional experience combine to provide you with powerful tools to impact future suicide statistics. You can improve the quality of life for your loved ones with bipolar manic depression, or other mood disorders.

This site shares the parts of my life touched by loss, and I hope that your will be able to take some encouragement and support from my story.

The goal of these pages is suicide prevention from the ground up, education and life skills preparation beginning early in life.

To get your copy of this comprehensive book, click here:

Life After Loss

This site makes my expertise available to you at the touch of a key on your computer. Often this will bridge the gap from the event to a time when you can contact a local professional to help with the complicated repercussions of a suicide.

ADD TO YOUR SOCIAL BOOKMARKS: Blink Del.icio.us Digg
Furl Google Simpy Spurl Technorati Y! MyWeb

Please read on to find out how you may obtain a copy of my ebook "How to Survive a Loved One's Suicide"

If teenage suicide statistics have not touched your life, or the life of a child or teen you love, it is only a matter of time.

You can prepare now by getting this one-of-a-kind book. With a suicide occurring somewhere in the world every 40 seconds, this is a "must-have" for anyone who lives with and/or loves children and teens.

I've included many tips for getting your child through grief with minimal face to face professional help, and making the most of costly professional services when you do need them.

This is your ultimate resource for suicide information and support. Examples of how to talk to children of any age with confidence and compassion.

Get your copy of "How to Survive a Loved One's Suicide" NOW only $39.95 USD

You will receive this suicide grief ebook by download immediately upon confirmation of the receipt of your Paypal payment.

Delivery time will vary depending on the type and quality of computer equipment and internet connection you are using.

References

[2] Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

[3] Source: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division.Last modified: 2005-02-17.

[4] NIMH 2007 Statistics: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suicide-in-the-us-statistics-and-prevention/index.shtml#CDC-Web-Tool

[5] New Zealand Statistics Published April 2005, by the Ministry of Health

[6] WHO Press Release, Geneva 9/8/04 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2004/pr61/en/

[7] NIMH publication 97-4266, National Institute of Mental Health 1997

[8] http://www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideprevention/suifact.cfm