Learn the warning signs and some solutions. At times life can seem overwhelming. It's that feeling of hopelessness that leads to 30,000 suicides every year. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among teenagers, behind car accidents.
Suicide cuts across all age, economic, social and ethnic boundaries.
Pictures show a happy childhood, but what his family didn't know was how sad Collett had become. His family still wonders why he took his own life. He was such a success Collett was so successful at whatever he did, he was athletic, talented and very much loved. There is no 'one' type of person who commits suicide, no one is immune to the feelings. Researchers do know that about four times more men than women commit suicide.