Resources for Suicide Prevention
Suicide is a word that many people like to avoid. Talking about suicide makes most people cringe and makes them very uncomfortable. It affects teenagers and young adults around the globe each year. Every day, families around the world lose someone close to them due to suicide. It's an unfortunate occurrence that happens among all age groups; however, teenagers are the age group most affected. Teenage suicide can be caused by a series of emotions or something that happened in the teen's life. Teenage suicide must be better understood and more aggressively addressed before more teenagers end their lives. It can be potentially be prevented through the education of how to notice when someone is in danger.
Depression is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Depression causes feelings of sadness and or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person's ability to function in day to day life. People might feel sad because of what's going on their lives. People who feel depressed usually have a reason behind it. Sometimes it's also in your hormones. Some health conditions may cause depression-like symptoms. For example, hypothyroidism is known to cause a depressed mood in some people. Mono can drain a person's energy. The side effects of depression can often be seen at work, school and home as well as in the personal relationships.