International Journal of Research in Social Sciences

  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 3

Teenage suicide: is it a trend

  • Author:
  • Navin Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 189 to 193

Assistant Professor (Senior), School of social sciences and languages, VIT University, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

This paper reviews that why suicides happen and what to do about it. In this paper we will discussing about the teenager that what prompts them to do suicides over even think of it. Most suicide happens due to depression, stress, peer pressure, over regular uses of unadvised drugs and many more factors. It's starting to become a trend among the teenagers that if things don't go their way, the only way left is thn “SUICIDE”. This paper also deals with the preventive measures including emergency hotline numbers, effective treatment of suicide attempters, serious punishments to people involve in sexual abuse, introduction of awareness campaigns but there is a clear need for more effective research to manage this high risk group.

Keywords

Depression, suicide, awareness