By the time it takes you to read this another teenager may have commited or attempted suicide. Teenage Suicide nationwide has drastically increased in recent years. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds and the sixth leading cause of death for 5-14 year olds. Most everyone at sometime in his or her life will experience periods of anxiety, sadness, and despair. These are normal reactions to the pain of loss, …showed first 75 words of 503 total…

…showed last 75 words of 503 total…in the world today. The more the world learns on suicide and the better we understand the reasons for suicide, raises the chances of prevention and helping others in need. If we could stop one life a day that is 365 saved lives per year. It may not sound like much compared to the 4,000, but at least it's a start and maybe those people will help other like them and it will be a chain reaction.