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Belluz, Julia. "The kids aren't all right: millenials are the most stressed teens ever--but they're finding help." //Maclean's Guide to Canadian Universities// Annual 2011: 56+. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 25 Oct. 2011.

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• The normal high school student in the early 21st century feels the level of anxiety equal to a regular psychiatric patient in the early 1950's. • In 2006 a study showed that people between age 15 and 24 are most likely to have anxiety disorders. • Some people may become depressed if they think they wont be as successful as their parents because of the economy. • Stress and depression change in intensity during the seasons, as in at the beginning of a school year at a new school people have to make new friends and when those end it can be very stressful and cause depression. • Many freshmen at college have problems with stress because everything they have to go through in the transition to a new school.

Baim, Tracy. "LGBT youth suicide reports show need for more studies." //Windy City Times// 27 Apr. 2011: 10+. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 25 Oct. 2011.

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• Youth that are gay or bisexual are at a higher risk for suicide. • Adult men who are gay are 8 times more likely to commit suicide than an adult man who is married to a woman. Gay man are twice as likely to commit suicide than adult men who never marry. • Attempting suicide is not a strong predictor of actually committing suicide. • Men are more likely then women to commit suicide. • Mental health is important in predicting if someone is going to commit suicide. • Youth aren't even the most likely to commit suicide. • Adults and elderly are more likely to commit suicide then youth. • The chance of a mental disorder in bi women is lower than the chance for bi men. • There is a relation between the social environment and the number or lesbians, gays, and bi youth that try and commit suicide.

"School-based safety interventions." //Harvard Mental Health Letter// 1 Sept. 2008. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.

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• In ages 10-24 suicide is the third highest cause of death. • About 20% of people with get severe depression by the time they are 18. • Depression and substance abuse is very bad if put together. • Increase of depression starts at around age 13 but peaks at ages 16-24. • Symptoms of depression usually change as age does.

"Suicide and Suicidal Behavior - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment of Suicide and Suicidal Behavior - NY Times Health Information." //Health News - The New York Times//. The New York Times. Web. 28 Oct. 2011. . Support Easy

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• Can be caused by bipolar disease, drugs and alcohol, and depression. • Most people who commit suicide are trying to gain relief from something bad in their lives. • Suicide can be caused by an event like the death of a loved one or emotional trauma. • Access to guns is a risk factor for suicide. • Most attempts at suicide are not successful. Most are done in a way where death is not immediate. • Elderly men are more likely to commit suicide in a violent way like shooting themselves. • Giving away belongings and having trouble concentrating are 2 signs to possible suicide. • A third of the people who try and fail to commit suicide will try again within a year.

"Suicide Prevention, Warning Signs, Symptoms, Causes, Facts, Treatment and Statistics by MedicineNet.com." //MedicineNet//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. .

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• Suicide is the act of someone killing themselves. • Suicide is viewed differently in different religions. • One million people kill themselves every year with 10-20 million attempts every year. • People who feel blamed for the death of someone else are more likely to commit suicide. • Guns are the most common way that people kill themselves. • The most common way people attempt suicide is overdosing. • Non-Hispanic whites and Native Americans are the leading groups in suicide rates in the United States. • Bullying can play a big roll in the reason for someone to do a school shooting. • Contagion/ Cluster Formation: When someone commits suicide because a loved one has. • One scale used to predict the risk of suicide is the SAD PERSONS scale. • Suicide can be took as honorable in some instances. • Some people commit suicide by single car accidents but those are not considered suicide technically. • From 1950-1990 the suicide rates went up 300%.