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__**Teen Suicide Awareness: Statistics**__ How real is the problem of youth suicide? Here are the numbers:
 * Every:
 * Year ... there are approximately 10 youth suicides for every 100,000 youth
 * Day ... there are approximately 11 youth suicides.
 * 2 Hours and 11 Minutes ... a person under the age of 25 completes suicide.

Here's a brief review of what national data tell us:
 * Suicide is the third leading cause of death for teens.
 * Suicide is second leading cause of death in colleges.
 * For every suicide completion, there are between 50 and 200 attempts.
 * CDC Youth Risk Survey: 8.5% of students in grades 9-12 reported a suicide attempt in the past year.
 * 25% of high-school students report suicide ideation.
 * The suicide attempt rate is increasing for youths ages 10-14.
 * Suicide had the same risk and protective factors as other problem behaviors, such as drugs, violence, and risky sexual activities.
 * While a single suicide is a tragedy, it is estimated that for every adolescent who completes suicide, there are between 50 and 200 suicide attempts.
 * A recent survey of high-school students found that almost 1 in 5 had seriously considered suicide; more than 1 in 6 had made plans to attempt suicide; and more than 1 in 12 had made a suicide attempt in the past year.

__**Suicide warning signs in teenagers**__ An alarming and increasing number of teenagers attempt and succeed at suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year-olds. For the overwhelming majority of suicidal teens, depression or another psychological disorder plays a primary role. In depressed teens who also abuse alcohol or drugs, the risk of suicide is even greater. Because of the very real danger of suicide, teenagers who are depressed should be watched closely for any signs of suicidal thoughts or behavior. The warning signs include:
 * Talking or joking about committing suicide.
 * Saying things like, “I’d be better off dead,” “I wish I could disappear forever,” or “There’s no way out.”
 * Speaking positively about death or romanticizing dying (“If I died, people might love me more”).
 * Writing stories and poems about death, dying, or suicide.
 * Engaging in reckless behavior or having a lot of accidents resulting in injury.
 * Giving away prized possessions.
 * Saying goodbye to friends and family as if for good.
 * Seeking out weapons, pills, or other ways to kill themselves.

__**Assignment:**__ __**Answer the following questions in the discussion area.**__ 1. What are two things you can remember from the video that are important? 2. What is the organization: Love Under Arms. 3. What can people do to help someone who is showing some of the warning signs? 4. Connect two things from the video and from the statistics that match up.
 * you must use "bullets" or numbering in your answer ****