More than 4,000 teens in this country take their lives every year, and for every suicide, there are 25 attempts. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens.

The pamphlet underscores the fact that the heart of the problem is major depression--a devastating hopelessness and psychological pain that all too often makes its victim see suicide as the only way out.

It describes the symptoms of depression, warns that white males are most likely to commit suicide, and that four times as many girls as boys attempt it unsuccessfully.

Ways to approach the subject of suicide with someone who may be contemplating it are provided, with the need to get the person immediate professional help underscored.

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