teen suicide

Youth ending life

Teen suicide is the act of a young person, typically between thirteen and nineteen, intentionally ending their own life.

The term appears frequently in discussions of mental health, bullying, and social pressures facing adolescents: The school implemented new counseling programs to address teen suicide.

Prevention efforts focus on warning signs, crisis intervention, and reducing access to lethal means.

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manner of death

teen suicideaccidental death

Unintentional fatal outcome

natural death · murder · homicide · death by misadventure

life outcome

teen suicidegrowing up

Developing into adulthood

coming of age · long life · longevity

mental health trajectory

teen suicidesuicide prevention

Stopping self-inflicted death

crisis intervention · mental health recovery · psychological healing

Family

teen, teens, teenage, teenager, teenagers, suicide, suicides, suicidal, suicidally

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