Teen+Suicide

//"one out of ten teens contemplates suicide, and nearly a half million teens make a suicide attempt each year ... suicide has become the third leading cause of death for high-school students//." [|American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry]

the Assignment
Write about one reason why teens commit suicide, find concrete current evidence to support your description and relate it to two of the stories that we have read this year: **Romeo and Juliet**, **Tears of a Tiger**, **Rite of Passage** and **The Good Earth**.

Resources
[|American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry]

[|Go Ask Alice]

[|American Association of Suicidology]

[|Teen Suicide Statistics]

[|why teens commit suicide]

[|Internet Public Library for Teens]

Resources with lots of links
[|National Institute of Mental Health] [|Internet Public Library]

Movies
[|Cry for Help] PBS documentary you can watch online
 * the Virgin Suicides**

You may //only// use the resources listed on this page or what you find in the library.

You must provide a bibliography with at least 5 references using the appropriate MLA guidelines www.easybib.com