Why Suicide Isn T Cowardly

As stated by Ashley Purdy, “Suicide isn’t cowardly. I’ll tell you what is cowardly; treating people so badly that they want to end their lives.” Suicide is a more of a problem than most people think, and not many people know when someone is suicidal. Most schools, cities, countries, etc, do not have prevention programs or awareness until someone life is lost. I personally have known people that have wanted to kill themselves, even though I let the school know, they still do nothing about it other than talk to the person alone. These schools need to let students know that someone is there, before they feel like there is no one. Suicide prevention should be more advertested.

First off, suicide prevention doesn’t have to be asking every person

in the school, asking if they are okay, or if they’ve ever had thoughts of suicide, however simply having an assembly letting students know that someone is there to listen and to help could be beneficial. For example, Logic performed their song “1-800-273-8255” at the 2018 Grammy’s and this simple task tripled the numbers of calls to the National Suicide Prevention Line. If more well known people speak up and talk about suicide and let them know someone is there for them, then maybe more people will seek for help when needed. With more people being aare someone is there to help, maybe less people will die of suicide.
Secondly, some people may say that suicide is not a huge problem and doesn’t happen very often, however, about 1.5% of deaths in 2015 were suicide, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study. This may seem like a small percentage, but it is also the 10th leading cause of death worldwide. Simple ways to prevent this number from going up is by simply telling kids that someone is always there for you and someone is always willing to help.
Lastly, a study done by the World Health Organization says that by the year 2030 depression will outpace cancer as the world’s largest cause of disability and death. Knowing this brings great concern, because depression is one of the greatest causes of suicide. With more people having depression, this could lead to more deaths of suicide, meaning the 1.5% will be going up within the next few years. If suicide continues to be a thing people are not aware of, they won’t realize if their friends or family are depressed and leading to this.
Although people may say that telling children, “Someone is here for you,” may seem a little over the top, if the child knows at young age someone is there they are more likely to keep that with them. Telling a teen this will make it harder for them to believe because growing up no one was there so why would someone be now, making it harder for them to talk to somebody. People may also say that teens will have the “You can’t tell me how to live my life,” viewpoint, however not as many teens are really that way. Ending their life because someone said, “I’m here for you,” does not seem like the response a teen would give. The teen would probably just roll their eyes and think, “Whatever.”
In conclusion, suicide prevention should be more advertised because it will save many lives. Teaching students that someone is listening or that someone is there, is all the is needed. Children don’t need to be told straight forward that suicide is bad, because that will not stop them from doing it. Assuring them that someone is there is what will make the child feel more secure and open to let people in on their live.