Teen suicide on the rise amongst Canadian girls
In early 2016, five teenagers from Woodstock, Ontario killed themselves in just as many months, leaving not only their family but the community as a whole bewildered with grief.
Across the country, suicide amongst teen girls and young women is on the rise, while male suicide in the same age group declines, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday.
Health experts have long been concerned with the prevalence of suicide amongst young men. It has been called a "silent epidemic" and for good reason. In 2013, men were three times as likely to kill themselves as women, the latest data shows. Studies indicate that there is a strong link between a history of sexual abuse and suicide attempts.
MY OPINION: I think that people should be more concerned about these news, because these suicides are not normal. Sexual abuse is a problem that has been chasing us for years and we need to stop it before it gets even worse.
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