METEOROLOGIST TO TRACK THIS AS WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> THANK YOU.
A LOT OF CLEANUP THIS MORNING.
>>> 10TH-GRADERS THIS MORNING
THE NUMBER THAT HAVE SERIOUSLY
CONSIDERED SUICIDE 23% OF THEM
SAID YES.
SAID YES.
SAID YES. A QUARTER OF 1 MILLION
TEENAGERS ARE SERVED EVERY TWO
YEARS FOR THE WHOLE THE USE
SURVEY.
SURVEY.
SURVEY. 10TH-GRADERS WHO ACTUALLY
TRIED SUICIDE IN THE PAST YEAR
10% OF 10TH-GRADERS SAID YES.
IN RESPONSE TO THIS A BRAVE
YOUNG GIRL FROM ISSAQUAH
TALKED ABOUT HOW SHE SURVIVED
AND WANTS TO HELP OTHERS.
>> THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY
SADNESS.
SADNESS.
SADNESS. I WAS JUST IN A PLACE WHERE I
FELT ALONE AND KIND OF
HOPELESS.
HOPELESS.
HOPELESS. >> Reporter: KYLIE JUST COULD
NOT PUT HER FINGER ON WHAT WAS
WRONG.
WRONG.
WRONG. SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION BEGAN
IN THE FIFTH GRADE AND CREPT
INTO HER PRETEEN YEARS.
>> I STOP DOING THINGS AND
SCHOOL AND CARRYING ABOUT
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. I
THINGS. I DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL IT GOT
BAD AND IT SHOWED.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS TRAPPED
IN A DOWNWARD SPIRAL JUGGLING
WITH SCHOOLS AND SPORTS AND
HER SEXUALITY.
HER SEXUALITY. LOTS OF DEPRESSION AND PLANS
OF SUICIDE WERE LURKING IN THE
BACKGROUND.
BACKGROUND. >> I DID SOMETHING THAT PUT ME
IN A FACILITY.
THAT'S WHEN THINGS TURNED
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. >> Reporter: MINOR TREATMENT
WAS NOT WORKING.
AT THIS HOSPITAL SHE FINALLY
FOUND HOPE.
FOUND HOPE. >> IT REALLY HELPED TO BE
AROUND PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN
TALK TO.
TALK TO.
TALK TO. BEING THERE FOR ALL OF THESE
PUZZLE PIECES TOGETHER.
>> YOU MISS ALL OF THE SIGNS
AND I MISSED ALL OF THEM.
>> Reporter: HER MOM REALIZED
SHE NEEDED TO ACT IT WAS NOT
UNTIL THEY BOTH LEARNED THE
WARNING SIGNS THAT LIFE BEGAN
TO CHANGE.
TO CHANGE. >> OF COURSE, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND THAT.
UNDERSTAND THAT. I THOUGHT SHE WAS IN CONTROL
OF HER FEELINGS AND SHE SAID I
AM NOT.
AM NOT.
AM NOT. I
AM NOT. I JUST DON'T CARE.
>> IT IS HARD TO BE A KID
THESE DAYS.
THESE DAYS. >> Reporter: SHE POINTS TO THE
WIRELESS WORLD AND SOCIAL MEDIA
AS ONE SOURCE OF PRESSURE
ROBBING TEENS LIKE KYLIE A
FEELING LIKE THEY TRULY DO
MATTER.
MATTER.
MATTER. >> EVEN BETTER THEY TURN INTO
WONDERFUL VALUABLE PEOPLE
BECAUSE THEY KEEP LIVING.
IF THEY DIE WE DON'T HAVE
THOSE PEOPLE AND THEIR
PRECIOUS.
PRECIOUS.
PRECIOUS. >> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF KIDS
LATER AND THE JOY SHE GETS
FROM SAVING A LIFE STILL TAKES
HER WORDS.
HER WORDS. >> WHEN YOU NEED HELP YOU NEED
TO REACH OUT TO YOUR MOM, YOUR
FAMILY, YOUR AUNT, YOUR UNCLE
JUST SAY I NEED HELP.
>> THEY SAY THEIR RELATIONSHIP
IS BETTER THAN EVER.
THE SOUTH SOUND BEHAVIORAL
HOSPITAL AS WELL.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THINKING
ABOUT SUICIDE THERE IS ALWAYS
SOMEBODY TO HELP.
THE PHONE NUMBER IS ON YOUR
SCREEN.
SCREEN.
SCREEN. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR KYLIE
AND HER MOM TO BE BRAVE ENOUGH
TO SIT DOWN WITH US.
I THINK IT WILL HELP A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> I THINK THE MORE TEENS TALK
ABOUT IT AND ARE WILLING TO
SHARE THEIR STORY AND SHARE
THEIR FEELINGS I THINK THEY
WOULD FIND A LOT OF OTHERS
CLEARLY FEEL THE SAME WAY AND
THEY WOULD NOT FEEL SO ALONE
WHICH PERHAPS WOULD ALLOW THEM
TO FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE
THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL.
THERE IS SOMETHING MORE THERE.
THIS IS NOT JUST A TEEN BEING
A TEEN.
A TEEN.
A TEEN. >> THOSE WARNING SIGNS ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL.
WHAT IS THE