the 3rd most common cause of death amongst adolescents between 15-24 years of age, and the sixth

most common cause of death amongst 5-14 year olds

Teenagers are especially vulnerable to the threat of suicide, because in addition to increased stress from school, work and peers, teens are also dealing with hormonal fluctuations that can complicate even the most normal situations

Because of these social and personal changes, teens are also at higher risk for depression, which can also increase feelings of despair and the desire to commit suicide

act of taking one's own life

Attempted suicide or non-fatal suicidal behaviour is self injury with the desire to end one's life that does not result in death Assisted suicide is when one individual helps another bring about their own death indirectly via providing either advice or the means to the end Suicidal ideation is thinking of ending one's life

Depression
Feelings of hopelessness Anxiety

Feelings of being trapped in a life that one can't handle

Divorce of parents. Violence in the home. Inability to find success at school. Feelings of worthlessness. Rejection by friends or peers. Substance abuse. Death of someone close to the teenager

Talks about death and/or suicide (maybe even with a joking manner). Plans ways to kill him or herself. Expresses worries that nobody cares about him or her. Has attempted suicide in the past. Dramatic changes in personality and behaviour. Withdraws from interacting with friends and family.

Shows signs of depression. Shows signs of a substance abuse problem. Begins to act recklessly and engage in risktaking behaviours. Begins to give away sentimental possessions. Spends time online interacting with people who glamorize suicide and maybe even form suicide pacts.

Counselling
Residential treatment Medication

Suicide contradicts the natural inclination of the human being to preserve and perpetuate his life. It is gravely contrary to the just love of self. It likewise offends love of neighbour because it unjustly breaks the ties of solidarity with family, nation, and other human societies to which we continue to have obligations. Suicide is contrary to love for the living God.

Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him. It is God who remains the sovereign Master of life. We are obliged to accept life gratefully and preserve it for his honour and the salvation of our souls. We are stewards, not owners, of the life God has entrusted to us. It is not ours to dispose of.

We should not despair of the eternal salvation of persons who have taken their own lives. By ways known to him alone, God can provide the opportunity for salutary repentance. The Church prays for persons who have taken their own lives