Here
are some statistics I found which show the reality of self esteem among our youth.
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6%
of teens in the U.S. face depression (April 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics)
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| By
age 15, clinically depressed girls out number boys with depression 2 to 1,
according to NYU Child Study Center. |
| The
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center found that almost 1
in 5 teens had thought about suicide, about 1 in 6 teens had made plans
for suicide, and more than 1 in 12 teens had attempted suicide in the
last year.
As many as 8 out of
10 teens who commit suicide try to ask for help in some way before
committing suicide, such as by seeing a doctor shortly before the
suicide attempt. |
My
commitment:
BOOST
the self-esteem of one
million youth by 2014 or sooner.
You
may have heard stories on the news about teens faced with depression.
You
may have read about obesity being an epidemic among young people.
You
may have
seen on the news that bullying is still common in our schools today.
You
may have
noticed online The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
found
that suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers.
Our
young people are facing more and more challenges every year.
It
is possible to make a change to better the lives of youth and I need your help.
The self esteem of our youth has a major impact on
what is happening today.
Anything and everything we want to achieve in life is attainable
by
using that thing between our ears, our mind.
Our
youth need help with strengthen their mind so they can have high self esteem
and
feel
good about how they can positively contribute to society.
Click
here to learn how you can help reach one million youth by 2014 or sooner.
