Teen Suicide 2
Beginning of paper
A teenager stands in the middle of a dry and desolate paddock with what
is left of his father's once magnificent flock of sheep. He holds the rifle used to execute the remaining sheep. He thinks of all the pressure on his family and the constant teasing at school. He raises the gun and without thin ....
Middle of paper
.... 1960, only 1,500 adolescents took there life. Because of this dramatic increase scientists have spent many years thinking of ways to prevent this horrible, gruesome death. Despite this increased suicide rate, depression in this age group is greatly under-diagnosed.
Anyone can be a victim of teen suicide, whether it be the star quarterback or the class brain. Young males are five times more likely to take than life than females. The leading ways for female teenager to commit suicide is dr ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)