4 steps to make a difference in teen suicide

Teen suicides are a terrible thing, these youngsters have so much more of life to explore, but they choose to end their lives instead of work through their problems as it seems to them that there is no alternative and that if they live they will always feel the same way.

Here are an easy 4 steps to make a difference in teen suicide:

1#: learn about teen suicide
The first of the 4 steps to make a difference in teen suicide is to know what you are doing. There are plenty websites one can visit to learn about teen suicide. Read about the warning signs, why teens would want to kill themselves, what are the most common ways in which a teen would take their life, the risk factors and just about anything else you can get your hands on, read it all. It is important. By knowing all of this you will also be able to identify a suicidal person and know how you might be able to help them.

Go talk to teens about suicide:
Once you have done all your research and you know everything you need to know, you can arrange with schools and colleges to go and talk to their children about suicide. Let the teenagers know of all the dangers and the effect suicide has on others. Also educate them on where they can get help if they are in this kind of situation and let them know that as much as they think everybody hates them, there are lots of people who love and care for them, even if they do not always show it.

Create your own support group:
You can even do it yourself, that way you at least know that the teens you spoke to about suicide will get the help they need if they come to you. This way you will also know that you are really making a difference. Imagine if you saw 20 different kids a day that wanted to commit suicide and you helped them work through their issues and now they are happier than ever before. If you did that every school day for one week you will have saved the lives of 100 teenagers. If you do it for a month you will have saved the lives of approximately 400 teenagers and in a year you would have saved 4800 teenagers lives. Now isn’t that something to be proud of?

By supporting them you are showing them that they are not alone:
Now these teenagers will see that there are many other individuals that feel the same way that they do. This will help them to understand that what they think is not stupid and they are not the only ones with the problem. This will also teach them to speak up about their problems. This is the last of the 4 steps to make a difference in teen suicide, and by doing this you will have made an enormous difference!

Lawrence