Suicidal People leave notes

• If a person wants to commit suicide, nothing can stop him/her

• Youths who want to commit suicide are mentally ill

• Once a teenager has been suicidal, he/she I never out of danger

• Youth who talk about suicide rarely attempt it

• Talking about suicide will make it happen

• The tendency toward suicide is inherited

• Teenage suicides happen at night

Facts About Teen Suicide

• Most youth that attempt suicide have given verbal clues

• Talking about suicide does not place ideas into young people’s heads that aren’t already there.

• There is no evidence of genetic link

• Most teen suicides occur between 3-6 in the evening

• Only 15% leave notes

• Suicidal people have mixed feelings about death

• Many suicides can be prevented

• Mental Illness increases the risk of suicide, but most youth who commit suicide would not be diagnosed as “mentally ill”.

Many youth that have been depressed recover and lead normal healthy lives. 

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