Teen suicide is a huge social problem that we encounter constantly. Every day, a child dies; not just from injury or illness, but by their own hand. Teenagers make the decision to commit suicide by creating a permanent solution to a temporary problem. The reasons for suicide vary, because every teenager is different. To combat the increase in suicides in our country, and indeed around the world, we must understand the risk factors, recognize the warning signs and their impacts, and finally familiarize ourselves with the resources available around us. For centuries, suicide was considered an act. against God, a violation of the law and a stain on the community. Since 1999, more people around the world have committed suicide than in the previous year. Across the developed world, self-harm is now the leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 49, surpassing all cancers and heart disease. It's a dizzying change, a discovery that shows how effective people around the world are in their fight against illness, and how haunted everyone remains at the same time. Worldwide in 2010, self-harm claimed more lives than war, murder and natural disasters combined, robbing more than 36 million years of healthy life at all ages. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4,600 American adolescents aged 15 to 24 have committed suicide. The older the young people, the higher the percentages. Among young people aged 15 to 19, 7.8 per 100,000 died, while among young people aged 10 to 14, 1.3 per 100,000 died. Although rates differ from country to country, suicide is the third leading cause of death among young children, behind homicides and accidents (“Teen suicide is preventable”). In the general youth population...... middle of paper ......ide varies for each person. Depression doesn't just affect teenagers, it also affects the people around them. Depression has an extremely negative impact on the person who suffers from it and those around them. Adolescents are more likely to stay with their peers, who may be experiencing the same situations, rather than meeting their own family (Belliner 65). Depression is a change in mood in which a person becomes dissatisfied with their life for a period of time, whether short or long. The problem with depression is that it's not always recognizable. A teenager could act as if nothing happened and move on with their life. Even if it goes unnoticed among many, there are many warning signs to look out for. The most common signs in adolescents include: negativity, angry outbursts, continued worrying, lack of interest in activities they previously enjoyed, becoming reckless.,