Teen Suicide Digital Pathfinder Blogs and Videos

Blogs

Awareness: Bullying and Teen Suicide

http://tyljmor.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/awareness-bullying-and-teen-suicide/

The author of this blog post discusses the relationship between bullying and teen suicide. They encourage an anti-bullying program that would potentially lead to lower suicide rates. Tyljmor offers suggestions for how to find help, including the listing of a suicide prevention hotline.

For Suicide Prevention Day: Alone in the Dark

http://mindincolor.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/for-suicide-prevention-day-alone-in-the-dark/

Bipolargen lists statistics for suicide and points out recent news dealing with bullying and suicide worldwide. The author mentions their own experiences with mental illness and suicidal thoughts and encourages teens to seek help. They give suggestions of how the community, friends, and family members can help when someone they know is having suicidal thoughts. This is an important tool because it can give teens an idea of how to help those around them who are suicidal.

Suicidal Teens Reach Out Through Social Media

http://nmgrads.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/suicidal-teens-reach-out-through-social-media/

The author, New Mexico Grads, states that research shows that teens often mention their suicidal thoughts online. They list suggestions of what to do if someone that you know mentions suicide on a social networking site, such as Facebook. Several social media sites have safety teams that a person can contact anonymously and methods to contact those safety teams are helpfully listed in this blog entry.

Videos

For Those Considering Suicide

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqIV8x82Qc

This video offers suggestions of how to deal with the negative emotions that may lead teenagers to consider suicide. It states that talking to others, someone that you trust, can help and alerts others that you are on a dangerous path. It states that another disorder that led to the suicidal thoughts may be present and lists statistics of the likelihood of coexisting disorders. This video targets those that are thinking about suicide and works to change their minds. It also lists resources for information and how to find help.

Teen Suicide Prevention

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BByqa7bhto

This video would be beneficial for anyone who is considering suicide. It offers other options while addressing the parents and the friends of the depressed teenager. The teenagers in the video list the warning signs of someone who is thinking about committing suicide and offers suggestions of how to reach the person.