Parent Resources for Suicide Prevention
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Talk to Your Kids About Suicide
Social Media Addiction
“According to an article from Harvard University, platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram leverage the very same neural circuitry used by slot machines and cocaine to keep us using their products as much as possible. The way social media interacts with our brain makes it inherently addictive and its alarming to know teens and young adults are the primary targets. This is also proven and talked about by the creators of these platforms themselves, in the recent Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma.”
~ Webserv
Statistics
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for 10-24 year old’s (first is accidental injury). (CDC, 2019)In a survey of high school students, the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center found that almost 1 in 5 teens had thought about suicide, about 1 in 6 teens had made plans for suicide, and more than 1 in 12 teens had attempted suicide in the last year.Teen girls are more likely to attempt suicide, but teenage boys are four to five times more likely to die by suicide. Over half of teen suicide deaths are inflicted by guns. (Depression Statistics and Facts, 2010)There were more than twice as many suicides (47,173) in the United States as there were homicides (19,510). (NIH, 2019)Suicide rates have increased by 56% from 2007 to 2017. (CDC, 2019)
Cited Source: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/suicide.shtml
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db352-h.pdf
www.teendepression.org/related/teen-suicide-statistics/
Ok, you’ve read the Warning Signs and have seen the statistics and now you are unsure of what to do? We are here to help. Please schedule a FREE consultation with us today and let us help your family. Suicide is preventable. Let us walk along beside you.
