Teen Suicide 2

Teen Suicide A teenager stands in the middle of a dry and desolate paddock with what is left of his father's once magnificent flock of sheep. He holds the rifle used to execute the remaining sheep. He thinks of all the pressure on his family and the constant teasing at school. He raises the gun and without thinking fires. When his father finds the young man's body later that day, he is horrified. The farmer …

…upon, either with counseling from the family doctor or by access to one of the many "help lines" run by specialist support groups. With support from family and professional treatment, children and teenagers who are suicidal can heal and return to a more healthy path of development. Showing them that their life is of value to you may be all they need to prevent them becoming a statistic in the saga of escalating youth suicide.