There are many factors leading teens to becoming depressed such as parental issues, bullying, relationship problems, stress of any kind and it can also be passed down by genetics. These factors can also lead teens to commit suicide according to Apter (2010) "Social risk factors for adolescent suicide include parental separation, divorce, and family discord, as well as child abuse and imitation. ...

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One opinion, given by author Roger Tierney in Suicide Prevention in the Schools, states that the most effective way for students to be educated on the facts of suicide, awareness, and prevention is for a program to be implemented which allows teens who have overcame suicide to lead and educate their fellow students (Leenaars 13-14, 88). ... By allowing school specialists to serve as supervisors in the program, it gives Alaska school systems to directly take a part in decreasing suicide among their teenage population. Ultimately heading the Alaska Teen Suicide Prevention Program would be a ...

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