Tuesday, March 13, 2007

"Alarming" jump in suicide attempts

Researchers are reporting an unusually high amount of attempted suicides among youth in Oslo.

One out of eight girls says she's tried to kill herself, while half as many boys say the same.
Many youth who say they've tried to kill themselves don't really want to die and instead are making a call for help.
Most girls who hurt themselves are depressed because of family problems, violence or bullying, noting that many are forced to deal with adult problems without being emotionally mature enough to tackle them.
It's hard to grow up today.

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