Suicide Awareness
BY: Kaleria Jackson
Suicide has previously been known to be taboo, but now it is a known trending topic: #suicidepreventation. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for ages 15-24 in Alabama. Through the changes and stress teens and young adults experience, this is not uncommon for this age group. On average, there is one person that dies by suicide every 11 hours in the state of Alabama. With suicide being one of the leading causes of death in Alabama, we should at least know the signs and risk factors of someone contemplating suicide.
People with mental illnesses are more likely to attempt suicide than those who do not. Healthline says that about 90 percent of people who commit suicide have a mental illness at the time of their death. Depression is one of the most prevalent m...