Specifically, child-serving systems must align with one another to enable joint planning, coordination of care, shared responsibilities, and merged funding. To help lessen the negative impacts on our youth, the Community Action Network has identified some current measures and longitudinal data where available. Suicide may result from a combination of factors including depression, family problems, a significant loss, social isolation, problems with growing up, pressure to succeed, and poor self-esteem. When depressed, a person feels helpless to solve his or her problems. Many young people who attempt suicide feel that their families do not understand them.
Adolescence is a confusing time filled with changes.
Some young people are not ready to handle greater responsibilities, new relationships, physical changes, etc. Others feel hapless because they are ready to handle greater responsibilities but society will not let them. Young people may feel pressured to get good grades, be accepted at a good college and get a good job. For many young people, winning is everything. There is no room for failure.