The document discusses adolescent suicide, including what it is, common causes like family and relationship problems, mental illness and substance abuse, behavioral signs to watch for, and prevention through family and social support, counseling, and developing coping skills. Risk factors include biological, psychological, and social/environmental influences. Prevention is important and can be aided by education to recognize warning signs and seeking help from responsible adults.

2. INTRODUCTION
What is Adolescent Suicide?
Reasons
Girls > Boys
Prevention

3. •Act that is focused on causing one's own
death voluntarily.
•Is often committed out of despair,
frustration
•It is a leading cause of death among
teenagers/adolescent

4. CAUSES
 Disharmony in the family
 Unhealthy or abusive
relationships or a break-up
 Alcohol or drug abuse
 Feelings of anger and guilt
 Physical or mental disorders
 Poor academic performance
 Sibling rivalry
 Experience of a personal loss
 Loss in business

5. BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES
 Withdrawal from family and
friends.
 Loss of interest in previously
pleasurable activities
 Neglecting personal
appearance
 Changes in personality
 Lack of sleep and energy

6.  There 3 common -
 Biological risk factor
 Psychological risk factor
 Social and environment risk factor

7.  It divides into 2 parts they are
 GENETICS
 PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.

8.  Things which may effect people at there work
place ,example-
 Tight deadlines
 High workload
 Lack of control of the work and working
methods.
 One more major thing leading to
Psychological risk factor is STRESS

9.  Family problems.

10.  Physical and sexual abuse.
 Loss of personal relationship.

11.  Lack of social awareness or support.
 College or school difficulties.

12. Suicide reason ?
• history of abuse of Suicide prevention
mistreatment. factors !
• family history of o family and community
suicide support
• feeling of o support from medical
hopelessness. and health care
• physical illness personnel
• financial loss o developing problem
• loss of relationship solving and conflict
• sexual actions which is
resolution skills.
unaccepted in society. o counseling

13.  Know the warning signs!
 Do not be afraid to talk to your friends. Listen
to their feelings
 Make no deals. Never keep secret a friend's
suicidal plans or thoughts.
 Tell an adult. Talk to your parent, your friend's
parent
 Ask if your school has a crisis team. which
include teachers, counsellors, social workers,
psychologists and principals

15.  30% of suicide worldwide occurs in INDIA and
CHINA.
 Suicide among young people have been
increasing in an alarmed rate.
 Among the age group of 15-24 the suicide rate
is more.
 In rural INDIA 152 per 1000 women and 69
male occurs.

16.  This case study is all about a boy named
KULDEEP YADAV,20 year old studying in IIT
madras.

18. 1.Do you personally know of any adolescent
who has tried to commit suicide?
100
80
Yes
60
No
40
20
0

19. 2.Have you ever thought of committing suicide
yourself ?
90
80
70
60
Axis Title
50 Yes
40 NO
30
20
10
0
Axis Title

20. 3.Have you ever tried to commit suicide?
52
51
50
Yes
No
49
48
47
46

21. 4.How serious a problem do you think is suicide among
your friends?
60
50
40
Serious
Not serious
30
20
10
0

22. 5.Has anyone of important in your life ever committed
suicide?
70
60
50
Yes
40 No
30
20
10
0

23. 6.According to you what do you think is the most common
reason of adolescent suicide?
40
35
30
Deppression
25 Family problems
20 Lack of social problems
sexual abuse
15
10
5
0

24. 7.Is adolescent suicide preventable?
100
90
80
70
Yes
60
No
50
40
30
20
10
0

25. 8.Isn’t killing oneself a crime?
60
50
40
Yes
No
30
20
10
0

26. 9.Your views in order to minimize adolescent
suicide?
50
45
40
35
Counselling
30
Teen clubs/NGO's
25 Awareness
20
15
10
5
0

28. Conclusion
Suicide is preventable
Should always think positive in
life!!!