HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. IN ATLANTA, 4@11 ALIVE NEWS. 4@
>> HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW.
THEY DIDN'T RECOGNIZE DUE TO
LACK OF EDUCATION AND MENTAL
HEALTH AND 4@WHAT COVERS THAT,
IT'S NORMAL.
IT'S NORMAL. PSA AND THE GEORGIA BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION IS FANTASTIC.
IT'S POWERFUL, EYE OPENING AND
REAL.
REAL.
REAL. YOU
REAL. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE REAL PARENTS
AND REAL ADVOCATES AND 4@REAL
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT
HAVE LOST CHILDREN.
>> SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH FOR TEENAGERS BETWEEN THE
AGES OF 15 AND 17.
THE GEORGE GEORGE BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN TRYING
FOR TWO YEARS TO SHINE A LIGHT
ON EPIDEMIC CHILD AND TEEN
SUICIDES.
SUICIDES.
SUICIDES. 4@TODAY THEY RELEASED A NEW
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WE'RE
GOING TO VOTE IN THE 4@NEXT 10
MINUTES ON HOW YOU CAN HELP
YOUR CHILD PU4@T THIS EPIDEMIC
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN GOING TO
THE HOSPITAL FOR SUICIDAL
THOUGHTS OR ATTEMPTS HAS 4@4@
INCREASED 175% OVER THE LAST
DECADE.
DECADE.
DECADE. IN GEORGIA, 23 CHILDREN UNDER
THE AGE OF 18 HAVE COMMITTED
SUICIDE IN 2018 SO FAR.
MOST ARE WHITE MALES IN 4@GEORG
WITH 4@4@WHITE FEMALES, 4@THE S
BIGGEST DEMOGRAPHIC.
BIGGEST DEMOGRAPHIC. THE YOUNGEST SUICIDE VICTIM WE
KNOW OF IN GEORGIA WAS ONLY
EIGHT.
EIGHT.
EIGHT. THAT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
JENNIFER TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT
THE PSA BEING RELEASED TODAY 4@
AND THE POWERFUL STORIES BEHIND
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> SHE BEGAN TO TALK ABOUT
SUICIDE FOR THE FIRST 4@TIME AT
10-YEARS-OLD.
10-YEARS-OLD. WE WERE NOT SURE IF SHE WAS
TRYING TO MANIPULATE US OR IF
THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE.
SHE ATTEMPTED TO DO 4@THAT AT 1
>> REAL STORIES FROM LOCAL
FAMILIES MAKE THIS VIDEO FROM 4@
THE GBI AND OTHER AGENCIES A
MUST SEE.
MUST SEE.
MUST SEE. >> I WAS ALWAYS BEING TOLD IT'S
NOT THAT SERIOUS.
YOU'RE BEING DRAMATIC, GET OVER
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> IN4@ A WORLD WHERE KIDS ARE
UNDER TREMENDOUS STRESS.
>> HE HAD GOTTEN AN 4@87.
>> I HAD FOUR NEW KIDS LAST
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>
WEEK. >> IT'S SO SERIOUS, SUICIDE IS @
THE 4@SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH.
DEATH.
DEATH. THEY HAVE TO DO 4@MORE PREVENTI
AROUND MENTAL HEALTH.
>> 4@OUR MEDICAL EXPERT DOCTOR
JOINS US NOW.
THERE'S NO EASY ANSWER TO THIS
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. THERE ARE SOME INDICATERS THAT
CAN POINT US IN THE DIRECTION.
ONE OF THEM IS A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE PARTICULARLY CHILDREN
IDENTIFIED AS HAVING 4@HIGH
LEVELS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY.
>> WE ARE SEEING MORE ANXIETY
AND WE HAVE A GRAPH TALKING
ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS.
IT'S INTERESTING, YOU WOULD
THINK IT WOULD BEEN GREATER IN
THE PAST WHEN PEOPLE SURVIVED
THINGS LIKE WORLD WARS AND
DEPRESSION.
DEPRESSION. WE ARE SEEING IT MORE AND MORE
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THERE'S NO QUESTION THERE WERE
MORE HOSPITALIZATIONS DURING
THE SCHOOL YEAR.
PARENTS WANT 4@TO BE EXTRA
VISUAL.
VISUAL.
VISUAL. WE KNOW NATIONWIDE IT'S THE
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AND A
LOT OF EXPERTS ARE SAYING THAT
SOCIAL MEDIA PLAYS A ROLL
BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE NO LONGER
LOOKING FOR APPROVAL FROM
FRIEND OR FAMILY.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR APPROVAL
FOR ALL OVER.
THAT LEADS TO A DISCONNECT
BETWEEN WHAT'S REAL AND NOT
REAL.
REAL.
REAL. >>
REAL. >> LOOKING FOR APPROVAL AND
THEN IN A PLACE WHERE NOT ONLY
APPROVAL COMES BUT JUDGMENT CAN
COME 4@AND PEOPLE CAN SAY THING
SO CRUEL.
SO CRUEL.
SO CRUEL. >> AND THE BULLYING ONLINE IS
REALLY, REALLY A DEEP SEEDED
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. TALK TO ME ABOUT THE WARNING
SIGNS FOR 4@4@FRIENDS, PARENTS,
TALK TO ME ABOUT THE WARNING SIGNS FOR 4@4@FRIENDS, PARENTS,-
WORKER, ANYBODY.
WORKER, ANYBODY. >> SO IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE A GRAPH OF THIS.
SOME OF THESE ARE SIMILAR
BETWEEN ADULTS AND ADOLESCENCE.
ONE OF THOSE MIGHT BE A TEEN
ACTING OUT.
ACTING OUT. IF YOU SEE MULTIPLES, TAKE
ACTION.
ACTION.
ACTION. IF THEY'RE BEING PER MISCUOUS
OR CRAS4@HING THEIR CAR, THAT'S
NOT TYPICAL.
NOT TYPICAL. THEY'RE SAYING GOOD-BYES AND
THAT'S A CONCERN.
IF YOU SEE YOUR CHIL4@D ISN'T
WORRIED ABOUT HYGIENE AND STOP
SHOWERING, THAT CAN BE A SIGN
OF DEPRESSION.
OF DEPRESSION. IF YOU START SEEING ABRUPT
CHANGES IN BEHAVIORS, SLEEPING
WAY TOO MUCH OR NOT SLEEPI4@NG,
THINGS LIKE THAT ARE SIGNS AND
REACH OUT FOR HELP.
>> IF YOU EVER HEAR SOMEONE
UTTER THE WORDS 4@AND YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT THIS, YOU TAKE
IT ABSOLUTELY SERIOUS, RIGHT.
>> HUNDRED PERCENT.
IF SOMEONE SAYS IT, 4@TAKE IT F
REAL.
REAL.
REAL. >>
REAL. >> FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, FOR
TEENAGERS, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
RESOURS.
RESOURS.
RESOURS. NBC NEWS SPOKE TO A FAMILY OF
ONE BOY IN4@ NEED OF
PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP.
PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP. HE SPENT 11 DAYS IN THE
EMER4@GENCY ROOM.
EMER4@GENCY ROOM. EXPERTS SAY THERE'S BEEN A 40%
INCREASE IN PSYCHIATRIC.
>> DOCTORS SPOKE T4@O NBC'S
CYNTHIA WITH THE PROBLEM.
>> THE YOUNGEST I'VE SEEN IS A @
10-YEAR-OLD.
10-YEAR-OLD. >> WHO TELLS YOU HE OR SHE
DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE.
IT WOULD BE AND THEY WOULDN'T
LET THAT HAPPEN.
THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO PUT
THEM IN.
THEM IN.
THEM IN. >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> INSURANCE ALSO PLAYS A ROLE
IN THIS.
IN THIS.
IN THIS. MANY 4@4@COMPANIES HELP FAMILIE
FIND THINGS.
FIND THINGS. SO WHERE DO YOU -- WE'VE GIVEN
YOU SOME INFORMATION HERE.
THE 4@BIGGEST THING YOU NEED TO
KNOW IS THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE
OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP.
IF YOUR CHILD NEEDS HELP, YOU
CAN CALL THE NATIONAL SUICIDE
PREVENTION LIFELINE.
PREVENTION LIFELINE. THE NUMBER IS 800-273-TALK.
IT'S 24/7 AND FREE.
IT'S CONFIDENTIAL AND THEY'LL
BE ABLE TO SEND YOU TO SOME OF
THE PLACES THAT MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP YOU AGAIN.
1800-723-TALK.
1800-723-TALK. YOU CAN WATCH OUR SPECIAL, IT4@
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