This is the second of two posts addressing this subject with information from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

A teenager who is planning to commit suicide may complain of being a bad person or feeling rotten inside, give verbal hints with statements such as:

Teenage suicide is not a pleasant topic to consider, but it is necessary. This is the first of two posts addressing this subject with information from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Suicides among young people continue to be a serious problem. Each year in the U.S., thousands of teenagers commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-to-24-year-olds, and the sixth leading cause of death for 5-to-14-year-olds.