Suicide Is The Point At Which An Individual Takes Their...

Introduction and Description Suicide is the point at which an individual takes their own life away. When we consider suicide we don t think about a child committing suicide. We regularly associate suicide with adults, so when we hear about suicide in children it is quite shocking. However, it does occur and it is quite common. In an article, it discusses how girls are more prone to commit suicide than boys. Also, the most finished suicides are from Native Americans. Be that as it may, white Americans have higher rates of suicide than individuals who aren t white. Additionally, in this article it depicts the statistics of child suicide. According to the authors, â€Å"the prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in youth is high,†¦show more content†¦In an article it talks about how stress, family, friends, and can be the response to the etiology of child suicide. In adults, circumstances, for example, losing a job, money, and relationships can cause stress. In children, one would most likely imagine that there isn t much that can bring about stress in a child. However, there are many things that can cause a child to be stressed. For instance, children have to deal with the pressure from their parents to get good grades. In addition, children have to deal with being accepted by their peers. All of these situations could lead to depression, which plays a huge role in child suicide. This article states, â€Å"Intense depression has been found to be the most prevalent characteristic of suicidal youths† (Wodarski Harris, 1987, p. 478). Historic and Recent Research In the past child suicide was hidden because individuals didn t want to acknowledge the way that kids were taking their own lives away. There were many times when child suicide cases were covered up. An article that was distributed in the year of 1983 talked about this. This article additionally talked about how adolescent suicide has been so striking since the 1960 s. Individuals in the 1960 s were so tired of child suicide and didn t want it to be disregarded any more. Due to the increase of suicide, individuals felt it was vital