In this article “Teens' risky actions grow in high school” from the Denver Post talks about the number of dangers and suicide attempts in high school students. A survey was conducted with Denver teens and results scared adults. Also last year a survey was conducted in Abraham Lincoln High School and Half of the 11th-graders surveyed at Abraham Lincoln said they had been in a car with a person who had been drinking, 45 percent of the 88 freshmen queried said they had tried to kill themselves in the past year, and just 30 percent of 10th-graders felt they had adequate parental support. Later in the article the school’s district says that they figured out where to put their efforts in to save lives. For the sake of these teens parents Denver put together a video of these statistics to show how dangerous this subject actually is. The video was viewed at a recent “parents advisory committee” at ALHS to show these families that “its in the parents mind power.”
After reading this article all I can say is WOW. I had no clue that this many teens were wanting or attempted to commit suicide last year. And I can only imagine how the numbers have changed from the past year to this year. I think about if that survey was conducted at my school how the number would come out. And if maybe someone I know may be included in those numbers who have tried it. I agree with the city, that school should enforce the importance suicide and how much it can affect the other people around you. I believe the earlier that kids/teens are taught that this can be shared with other people to prevent it the more the number will decrease for teen deaths. Also I agree with the people saying that the risks of life become more extreme in high school because the number of people doing these bad things is greater. And those big numbers of people put more pressure on teens. There isn’t one teen that won’t be offered a chance to “rebel” while in school whether it be in middle or high school. Everyone is faced with decisions and they have the ability to make the good decision as long as mentors among them have lived a good lifestyle and taught them good things. It also hurts me to hear that some modern day teens feel that there life isn’t important or no one feels they are important. EVERYONE is important in the world and should be taught that their life isn’t meaningless and shouldn’t be taken for granted. I recommend reading this article because I think that the more adults/teens who are informed about this very serious subject the more aware people will become about their family/friends.
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