Will Treatment for Suicidal Thoughts Help in Preventing Youth Suicide?

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Importance Of Treatment For Suicidal Thoughts In
Young Teens
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• Across the world, we would have heard many
  stories of teen suicide. The alarming factor here
  is that teen suicide is increasing nowadays day
  by day. We have seen this commonly on news and
  other social media channels.
• Nationally, the rate of teens having suicidal
  thoughts, suicide attempts and self-harm has
  doubled up in the past few years. There are many
  reasons why young teens have suicidal thoughts
  like family, college, school, friends and many
  more.
• But if you find your child or some teens whom you
  know have suicidal ideas then you must take them
  for the treatment for suicidal thoughts.

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• Suicide has nowadays become a serious public
  health problem which can have a lasting and
  significant effect on young teens.
• The major cause of suicide in young teens is the
  complex and other factors which make them
  depressed.
• If you know the warning signs in the earlier
  times then you can treat the teens at the right
  time to avoid the serious consequences.
• That is why it is important to monitor the
  behaviour changes in the teens at an earlier
  stage.

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Will treatment for suicidal thoughts help in
preventing youth suicide?

• If you are the parent of a teen then it is
  important to reduce the risk factors and increase
  the protective factors in your teens life to
  ensure that they dont have any suicidal
  thoughts.
• There are many warning signs which indicate that
  the teen has suicidal thoughts.
• If you find it at any stage make sure you take
  them for the treatment for suicidal thoughts
  where the mentors will help the teens to overcome
  the negative thoughts and fill their life with
  new values and positive thoughts. The signs
  include

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• Taking more about wanting to die.
• Always have the feeling of hopelessness in life.
• Constantly say that they have no reason to live
  life.
• The teen feels like they have been trapped or in
  unbearable pain.
• Have the thought of taking revenge.
• Talk like they are being a burden on others.
• Looking for ways to die.

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• Behave restlessly.
• Have too little sleep or sleep too much.
• Always wish to be isolated.
• Increased use of drugs and alcohols.
• Extreme mood swings and so on.
• Nowadays the teens are less communicative and
  have more negative thoughts within themselves.

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• The major reason for these suicidal thoughts is
  that the mental illness like depression, stress,
  family stress, environmental risks, situational
  crises like traumatic death of loved ones,
  physical abuse, family violence and so on.
• Thus, if your teen shows any signs that they have
  suicidal thoughts then first you must remain calm
  and start focusing on their concern of well-being
  and avoid any accusatory.
• You can listen to the teen first and take them
  for the treatment for suicidal thoughts so that
  you can help them overcome these thoughts.
  Finally, since the teen suicide is increasing
  nowadays make sure you protect your teens at the
  earlier stage to avoid any risks related to it.

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