Suicide Prevention Since the 1960s, the number of completed suicides has risen at an alarming rate. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among youth aged 15-24. It is the 8th leading cause of death among women. Suicide is also high among the elderly. Suicide is a rather taboo subject because anybody can be vulnerable. Can you safely say that you will NEVER contemplate or attempt suicide? That question is the stigma that keeps …showed first 75 words of 639 total…

…showed last 75 words of 639 total…I walked through the hallways I saw nothing but mascara runs on girls faces from the tears. I looked at all the boys and they all had a look of despair. Suicide is like an earthquake, it shakes up the worlds of the people who were close to the individual. That is why I believe that a program should be in place to be preventing this from happening. That is the sole purpose of STAE.