Teen Suicide prevention

Abstract

Suicide is considered as the main cause of death in young people across the world and is considered as the second most after death. The study aim is to determine suicide in young people including the risk associated factors associated with suicide and what role does social worker play in this regard. It is also necessary to determine the current attempts which are being used in this regard in order to reduce the risk of suicide among young people. The study also provides the suicide prevention programs and interventions which should be used in future. These interventions will help in providing assistance to young people which will be helpful in overcoming stress.

Teen Suicide prevention

Introduction

In many parts of the world, including developed and developing nations, self directed violence is one of the most grave public health issues. The violence acts include suicidal behaviors (non fatal and fatal attempts); intentional self harm, suicidal ideation (considering, thinking about and planning for suicide) and non-suicidal but intentional self harm (for instance self mutilation oriented behaviors). Non-fatal and fatal suicidal behaviors have most articulated mortality and morbidity rate and are therefore the focus of several healthcare organizations. Due to greater impact of suicide on teens and adolescents comparative to other cause of deaths, suicide has been graded as the5th leading cause of years of potential life lost before age (World Health Organization, 2010).

Main body

Many young people face high level of stress and depression in their daily lives when they interact with different phases and situations. Mainly, when the stress and trauma in an individual's life becomes more than he can handle, a suicide is committed (www.teens.webmd.com, 2009). Thus, it is not surprising that a teen suicide is so common. According to the studies, suicide is the third common reason of death among people.

In addition, this rate is increasingly seen in people between the ages of 10 and 24 (Smith, 2011). The ratio of the suicide commitment is 84% in males and the remaining with the females, with about 4,400 lives lost each year. This is because males choose more violent alternatives as compare to females and they are more likely to be successful. Suicide is often linked to the use of drugs and alcohol. Moreover, the vast majority of people who die by suicide are likely to be suffering from psychiatric problems, depression, some serious life trauma, ignorance in the social or physical life and environmental and situational crisis (www.teensuicide.us, 2005).

Causes of Suicide

Theorists have identified four leading dimensions of suicides. These include using suicide as a form of escape (escapist) from intolerable and excruciating circumstances such as punishment or grief; as a form of displaying aggressiveness towards others, with an attempt to emotionally harm others or make them regret; Oblative, whereby an individual commits suicide as a sacrificial act in order to attain the desired state in other's opinion and at last suicidal attempts can be Ludic, whereby an individual commits suicide in order to prove his or ...