Paris Jackson Rushed to Hospital After Possible Suicide Attempt

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Respect the family are not equipped to take care of Paris' emotional needs, if they do not change their perspective. Didn't Katherine, Joe, siblings all hear Michael talk about how his childhood affected him? On any interview did Mother especially say something like yes he is right and I spoke to him and tried to make him understand what my role was & he understood? Nope. Rather up to this year she says he had a troubled life. What does that mean? Who started the seeds so that the life would be troubled? Then Joe is proud of what he did, and the boys downplay the effects of the childhood experiences on Michael during their interviews. The same downplaying of Paris' issues will be done by the family.

Yes, that's what I worry about also. With this family mentality Paris' problems could easily be played down. Blame it on her acting out, just being a spoilt brat, a drama queen or blame it on Marilyn Manson. Not addressing the real issues at the root.

Though because this happened now maybe there is hope that the court will order therapy for her and it will oversee how it's going. But the family must help too.
 
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PARIS JACKSON
Producers Will Do Anything
To Keep Her On Flick
EXCLUSIVE
Paris Jackson will not miss a beat in her fledgling movie career, because we've learned producers of her first flick will do "anything it takes" to keep her on the project.

Paris and grandma Katherine Jackson have inked a deal for the 15-year-old to appear in "Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys." Sources connected with the project tell TMZ ... producers are well aware Paris' attempted suicide and subsequent 5150 psychiatric hold could result in a skyrocketing insurance premium for the movie.

A source connected with the animated flick tells TMZ, "There's a policy that we will have to buy now that we would not have had to buy prior to the incident." The source goes on, "We're prepared to pay a large amount of money for the policy," adding, "Fortunately, we have a big budget."

Paris won't be needed for 6 months, and producers feel that's enough time for her to get her life back on track.

We're told producers are solidly behind Paris doing the project. Fact is ... it probably helps the movie more than it helps Paris.

Welcome to Hollywood.


Read more: http://www.tmz.com#ixzz2VdMtVcxL
So they intend on pumping more pressure on her despite the signs. pimping a fragile kid for a money project? really is this what life is about?

Isn't it funny? the jacksons are busy accusing AEG of pressurizing MJ and in so doing caused his death. Yet they are doing the exact same thing with his kids specially Paris despite the obvious signs.
 
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People wonder why Michael kept his distance from his family. It was done on purpose. The whole family needs therapy. I don't say this to be hateful but realistic. Paris could have died. That would have been devastating.

That is the absolute truth. With a family so dysfunctional there can only be disasters.
 
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Yes, that's what I worry about also. With this family mentality Paris' problems could easily be played down. Blame it on her acting out, just being a spoilt brat, a drama queen or blame it on Marilyn Manson. Not addressing the real issues at the root.

Though because this happened now maybe there is hope that the court will order therapy for her and it will oversee how it's going. But the family must help too.

That is the problem. A person has therapy. Usually you go by yourself at first but (with good therapists) there comes a time when the parties have to go to the session with you. The therapist brings out the issues and let the family hear what Paris issues are. She then opens the floor to the family and they give their input and then they work on solutions. Now the problem begins: Will the family go when requested, will they help with the plan, will they follow it.

We already saw the different stories from the family sources about what caused the suicide. ALL the reasons are NONFAMILIAL. Let's look at them: AEG, Prince, Bullying, Concert, Wade, Attention. I think some fans said grades.
The stupid thing is that if it that, the problem is easily solved. For AEG, take the kids off the case, or take out her testimony since the health of a precious grandchild is more precious than 40Bil.
For Prince, explain to Prince that if Paris loves her mom, I Katherine, will not feel as though she loves me less. Say it is ok if you are not ready to visit Debbie, but support Paris if she wants to do so.
For concert (we all know that is not a reason), let her see another concert in the future, when the situation is right. This guy will perform again.
For Wade, explain the situation & let her know that the estate is working on it.
For bullying, say bye bye to the public exposure on the internet, until she gets stronger, visit the school to deal with the bullying, change schools, which should have been done a long time ago.
For attention, Pay Attention To Her On A Daily Basis. Stay away from court for one day to deal with your child.

Something I notice that in that last magazine interview, Katherine said she does not understand children of today. Now a lot of adults say that, but the thing is you can't just keep saying that. You have to get in there and try to understand what they are about, what is important to them, what moves them, what their music & fashion means to them. You do this by really talking to them, asking questions and accompanying them to certain things. It does not mean you agree with what they do, since you are already passed that stage, but you gain an understanding of them & where they come from.

I do this a lot with 4 year olds and over. I realized I did not understand they silly cartoons which they love so much, their coo coo character toys, their crazy video games, their music which is mainly talking, etc., so I began to ask them alot of questions which they love to answer because adults are sooo dumb. So now I really understand little people and teens even though I may not like their taste.
 
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I was talking generally about fans who are always defensive about the family whatever they do. I know there is also a fraction who always attack them for everything.




We do not know the exact reasons, that is true. So we should not talk about the Manson concert as a factual reason either. That's just a speculation like the rest of them.

However, I do wonder about whether this family is able to provide for Paris' emotional needs. This is a video I have seen a few weeks ago. It's an interview with LaToya from 2005. At 2:44 she is asked whether she and Michael ever discussed the things she told about him in 1993. And look at her answer:


That's just a little insight into the Jackson family mentality.


"We don't have heart to heart talks, we just brush over things. It works"

LaToya, take a look at your niece right now and tell me again how great this works.
 
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I believe C Murrays role in Paris suicide attempt should be looked at also, when he killed Michael, the first people he called for was Prince and Paris followed up stairs to see their dad on his death bed. Eyes and mouth open. how does any body get that image out of their mind, especially a child. I believe he sent for P&P to show them what he had done to their father. why else didn't he call 911 first. The body guard ask P&P to leave the room, it was too late then they had seen every thing. Michael liked a song called SMILE EVEN THOUGH YOUR HEART IS BREAKING. I believe that song applies to PP&B.
 
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I believe C Murrays role in Paris suicide attempt should be looked at also, when he killed Michael, the first people he called for was Prince and Paris followed up stairs to see their dad on his death bed. Eyes and mouth open. how does any body get that image out of their mind, especially a child. I believe he sent for P&P to show them what he had done to their father. why else didn't he call 911 first. The body guard ask P&P to leave the room, it was too late then they had seen every thing. Michael liked a song called SMILE EVEN THOUGH YOUR HEART IS BREAKING. I believe that song applies to PP&B.

I thought that Paris did not go far enough to see Michel in that room?

I think it was Randy, back in 09 who said that he told the kids that Michael was dead and THEY asked to see him. This means that the kids willingly looked at their dead father. I don't know if Randy was lying. At the time I said waw those are brave children, because I would not ask to see my dead parent at that age.
 
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I think it was Randy, back in 09 who said that he told the kids that Michael was dead and THEY asked to see him. This means that the kids willingly looked at their dead father. I don't know if Randy was lying. At the time I said waw those are brave children, because I would not ask to see my dead parent at that age.

I think I read something that they took contact with a psychologist about it.
 
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Dr.Rachel from UCLA testified that the kids asked to see their dad and they brought a specialist who said it's important for them ,he/she went with them to see their dad.
 
MIST;3840091 said:
I was wondering if they still had the dog.
Why did they have to leave the dog?A dog is a family member and this dog must be special when she got it from her dad.

It was posted earlier that Prince tweeted "they don´t care about us"
I don´t know if it´s about family,AEG or whoever

For bullying, girls with angelfaces can kill and have killed with their words and actions.
I believe girls are worst to other girls.
They can do it in away that adults don´t notice the bullying.

About the dog, Calabasas is rented and I think it's a no pets situation. But why can't she have the dog anyway? Can't the owners let her have it?
 
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I think it was Randy, back in 09 who said that he told the kids that Michael was dead and THEY asked to see him. This means that the kids willingly looked at their dead father. I don't know if Randy was lying.

It was Frank Dileo with a social worker who told the kids. He also asked for a cardiologist to be

present when he told Katherine because he knew her to have some heart condition.
 
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I thought that Paris did not go far enough to see Michel in that room?

Yes she did. The bodyguard Faheem testified he turned around when he heard noise and saw the kids. Prince was shocked/frozen with tears running down his cheeks and Paris was on her knees on the floor balled up crying :(
 
Thrill;3840201 said:
respect77

i dont know if you are ¨reffering to me? during the granny gate i blamed it entireley on the jackson siblings and supported the kids and their team 100%.

first i blamed katherine too but it was obvious she was badly lied to which was confirmed by prince. she thought all the time the kids were doing ok because she was told to and her phone were taken away from her and they told her the tv was broken. when she went on that TV conference she had NO idea what was really going on back home. it wasnt till she got home that she found out what had transpired and she had been lied to.

im supporting paris this time to, i just feel its wrong to blame it on Katherine and TJ without any details. we can easily blame debbie rowe too.. i mean inspite spending so much time with her paris still didnt call debbie but a suicide line.

people can have the best of parents but kids still commit suicide. kids even tries to take their own lives after a breakup. are you then telling me that household was toxic too??

suicides are complex and we dont know the full story to this. im NOT downplaying what happened, im NOT blaming this on paris...

ive stated several times that she must have had underlying issues for a time now and it probably stems from a bunch of stuff INCLUDING familymess... stop the blame game, its horrible to blame someone for something horrible like this. we dont know if and WHAT actions the jacksons have done to adress paris issues before, teen depression is NOT easy... especially if you believe nobody loves you or understands you

I don't have the capability to list all the media appearances made by the kids and by Paris since MJ died, but I know there have been A LOT. This is a fact that can be verified. So to say don't blame the Jacksons or the Co-Guardians is really asking me or others to ignore facts that are out there that IMO obviously contributed to this situation and is not healthy for the kids, esp. a gorgeous, lively girl like Paris, who just turned 15 recently. I will list what I know of but I don't have the dates so the sequence may be off.

1. The Memorial, Paris takes the mike, all 3 kids on stage.
2. Oprah (first time September 2010, Paris is 12)
3. Grammy Awards where there was a performance of Earth Song. Paris and Prince speak on stage.
4. Tribute concert in Wales, all 3 on stage, all 3 speak on stage, Blanket is in tears!
5. There was a TV show where all 3 and KJ were interviewed. On national TV KJ humiliated Prince by telling him to sit up straight! (ye gods)
6. Prince signs belts, jackets
7. All 3 kids are in Gary, Indiana, event. KJ is supposed to have a press conference but does not show up and sends Prince and Paris instead.
8. There is a time when the kids make imprints of their hand prints and MJ's footprints (using his shoes). Justin Bieber is there. I'm pretty sure Paris and Prince speak.
9. Mr. Pink--all 3 kids are interviewed.
10. Cirque opening night, all 3 kids--the MJ: Immortal show.
11. Oprah #2 with a lot of focus on Paris (in Calabasas).
12. Ellen De Generes, Paris is interviewed.

Guys, what else? I'm sure I'm missing many appearances.

Ok, think about it, is this good parenting to put these kids who were sheltered from the press, paps, planned appearances where they are on display, speak in public, promote products, raise $, etc, etc, reveal their thoughts and feeling to the world--is THIS good parenting to do this to kids who have lost their only parent so traumatically and so soon after he left them? Who says YES? I say NO.
 
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^^A judge? What made you think of that? The only time that happens is when you have to be certified which has to go through court. Anyone can put themselves in a facility voluntarily if you have the symptoms or "break down" (like Wade's breakdown) and you can sign yourself out. We don't even know if Paris is "clinically" depressed.

Ivy explained earlier in this thread the legal aspects of 5150 & 5250 (quoted below).

Si if Paris is still at the hopsital in spite of the 5150 being over, it probably means it is voluntary, which is good news IMO.
If doctors had a reason to go to a judge, that would mean a disagreement between the guardians and the doctors, that can't be goos in this situation.

sorry I was on my phone and couldn't write as detailed as I wanted it to be.

If they think she's still a danger to herself and refuses help, absolutely. But like I said in USA everything after 72 hours needs a court order or it needs to be voluntary. If they want to keep her on 5250 (14 day involuntarily hold) they need a judge to approve it and they need to show judge a good cause. 5150 (72 hours involuntary hold) on the other hand can be imposed by any qualifying person - most of the times a doctor - by signing a document.

So it's like this
- 5150 (72 hour involuntary hold) by a doctor when the person is a danger to themselves or others
- Evaluate the person
- If they are okay : Let them go by or before 72 hours
- If they aren't okay : Ask them to accept voluntary treatment , if they don't accept voluntary treatment seek a 5250 (14 day involuntary hold). 5250 requires a court hearing within 4 days and the hospital / doctor to show good cause to the judge. Judge needs to approve the 5250.

they have many options. As Paris is a minor a social worker should have talked with her and called child protective services if needed. CPS (child protective services) can interview people, arrange regular visits, make recommendations and so on. A perfect example would be the stun gun incident. They can also remove the kids temporarily or permanently. So they can do many things. It can range from a simple interview to an emergency removal of the kids. But of course there needs to be a reason for all of this.

Honestly I think after 5150 Paris would be released to her family.

Again sorry, when I was on my phone and writing short I might have been confusing.
 
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Yes she did. The bodyguard Faheem testified he turned around when he heard noise and saw the kids. Prince was shocked/frozen with tears running down his cheeks and Paris was on her knees on the floor balled up crying :(

remembering all of that makes me want to cry. just so heartbreaking that they saw that.
 
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I thought that Paris did not go far enough to see Michel in that room?

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Yes she did. The bodyguard Faheem testified he turned around when he heard noise and saw the kids. Prince was shocked/frozen with tears running down his cheeks and Paris was on her knees on the floor balled up crying :(

Yes, she did. Prince went upstairs first at the carolwood residence, then Paris followed. The scene was described rather precisely at the preliminary hearing, it was pretty horrifying. I have worked in hopsitals and so i'm used to this, and I had to take a break from reading the recaps of the prelim. This scene will be in their heads forever.

Seeing him at the hsopital would be different, and good in that context, after what they saw in the bedroom. They were probably asked first, so it's less shocking.
I used to assist for this kind of things, we would usually stay with the family members, at least at the beginning, until we were comfortable leaving them alone with the deceased person. And the body would be shown in the less traumatic way possible , for ex covering the person with a sheet, closing the eyes of the person, etc. The goal is to say goodbye peacefully.
 
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This song should be dedicated to J3!
 
Petrarose;3840428 said:
That is the problem. A person has therapy. Usually you go by yourself at first but (with good therapists) there comes a time when the parties have to go to the session with you. The therapist brings out the issues and let the family hear what Paris issues are. She then opens the floor to the family and they give their input and then they work on solutions. Now the problem begins: Will the family go when requested, will they help with the plan, will they follow it.

We already saw the different stories from the family sources about what caused the suicide. ALL the reasons are NONFAMILIAL. Let's look at them: AEG, Prince, Bullying, Concert, Wade, Attention. I think some fans said grades.
The stupid thing is that if it that, the problem is easily solved. For AEG, take the kids off the case, or take out her testimony since the health of a precious grandchild is more precious than 40Bil.
For Prince, explain to Prince that if Paris loves her mom, I Katherine, will not feel as though she loves me less. Say it is ok if you are not ready to visit Debbie, but support Paris if she wants to do so.
For concert (we all know that is not a reason), let her see another concert in the future, when the situation is right. This guy will perform again.
For Wade, explain the situation & let her know that the estate is working on it.
For bullying, say bye bye to the public exposure on the internet, until she gets stronger, visit the school to deal with the bullying, change schools, which should have been done a long time ago.
For attention, Pay Attention To Her On A Daily Basis. Stay away from court for one day to deal with your child.

Something I notice that in that last magazine interview, Katherine said she does not understand children of today. Now a lot of adults say that, but the thing is you can't just keep saying that. You have to get in there and try to understand what they are about, what is important to them, what moves them, what their music & fashion means to them. You do this by really talking to them, asking questions and accompanying them to certain things. It does not mean you agree with what they do, since you are already passed that stage, but you gain an understanding of them & where they come from.

I do this a lot with 4 year olds and over. I realized I did not understand they silly cartoons which they love so much, their coo coo character toys, their crazy video games, their music which is mainly talking, etc., so I began to ask them alot of questions which they love to answer because adults are sooo dumb. So now I really understand little people and teens even though I may not like their taste.

The true is that ALL these reasons should have been solved along the way in case if the family has time for it.
I can only express my opinion, but thinking about Paris latest tweets I have an impression that people around her don’t take her problems seriously … I think it was more hurtful than problems itself.
 
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I was talking generally about fans who are always defensive about the family whatever they do. I know there is also a fraction who always attack them for everything.




We do not know the exact reasons, that is true. So we should not talk about the Manson concert as a factual reason either. That's just a speculation like the rest of them.

However, I do wonder about whether this family is able to provide for Paris' emotional needs. This is a video I have seen a few weeks ago. It's an interview with LaToya from 2005. At 2:44 she is asked whether she and Michael ever discussed the things she told about him in 1993. And look at her answer:


That's just a little insight into the Jackson family mentality.


LaToya--we never have heart to heart talks for "some reason"--we just gloss over everything. "But it's ok. It works." No, Latoya--It's not ok and it doesn't work!!

Transcript:

Interviewer: Latoya admits that heart-felt family talks are just not the Jackson way.

LaToya: We do talk. We do touch on subjects but a heart-to-heart sitdown? No.

Interviewer: Just not the way it's done?

LaToya: No. In my family no. We kind a like breeze over topics. It's always done that way for some odd reason. But it's ok.

Interviewer: To keep the peace?

LaToya: It works. And that's what's important.
 
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PARIS JACKSON
Producers Will Do Anything
To Keep Her On Flick
EXCLUSIVE
Paris Jackson will not miss a beat in her fledgling movie career, because we've learned producers of her first flick will do "anything it takes" to keep her on the project.

Paris and grandma Katherine Jackson have inked a deal for the 15-year-old to appear in "Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys." Sources connected with the project tell TMZ ... producers are well aware Paris' attempted suicide and subsequent 5150 psychiatric hold could result in a skyrocketing insurance premium for the movie.

A source connected with the animated flick tells TMZ, "There's a policy that we will have to buy now that we would not have had to buy prior to the incident." The source goes on, "We're prepared to pay a large amount of money for the policy," adding, "Fortunately, we have a big budget."

Paris won't be needed for 6 months, and producers feel that's enough time for her to get her life back on track.

We're told producers are solidly behind Paris doing the project. Fact is ... it probably helps the movie more than it helps Paris.

Welcome to Hollywood.


Read more: http://www.tmz.com#ixzz2VdMtVcxL

How scary is this. It's things like this that tell us no way this kid should go back in that same environment. I always thought it was just insane that katherine allowed her to get involved with this producer.
 
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I thought that Paris did not go far enough to see Michel in that room?

I think it was Randy, back in 09 who said that he told the kids that Michael was dead and THEY asked to see him. This means that the kids willingly looked at their dead father. I don't know if Randy was lying. At the time I said waw those are brave children, because I would not ask to see my dead parent at that age.

She did see him and screamed Daddy and fell on the floor sobbing in a ball. Prince stood there in the doorway dumbfounded. This was revealed in the CM trial and from the bodyguards who were there.
 
jamba;3840457 said:
About the dog, Calabasas is rented and I think it's a no pets situation. But why can't she have the dog anyway? Can't the owners let her have it?

I might remember wrong but Michael was looking for a house to live in with his children ,he said no to some suggestions because he couldn´t have animals there.
I don´t know if he wanted elephants or pets, but animals were important to him and perhaps for his daughter too.

You can tell a dog everything and it does not gossip.I think the dog are probably more understanding than many in the Jackson family.
 
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So according to LaToya (and I think from observing Joe and KJ it makes sense) important issues are 'breezed over" and not talked about. This means that KJ does not know how to have a real heart to heart about serious isues. It makes her uncomfortable and she has no experience in dealing with the strong emotions. This is understandable in part b/c of her age, background, but it means serious issues are never explored, and maybe she thinks "let sleeping dogs lie" and that the less you talk about unpleasant stuff the better. Just ignore it and smile. Or if she does talk or try to, she will not know how to handle the emotions and will come out with platitudes, pat phrases, or religious quotations. She obviously can't be expected to have heart-felt talks with Paris or anyone. It's too late. Paris will have to find people, or be assigned people, who know how to have these heart-felt, sit-down talks, either professionals, or others.
 
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I had to think about Lisa Marie Presley a lot these last few days, since she lost her father when she was only a child, too, and still tried to cope with it in her teens and really tries to somehow deal with it to this day. But look how fiercely she was protected by her mother from the public. I think she gave her first interview when she was in her early twenties and even then she wasn't asked about the death of her father! I really don't understand what the Jackson family or at least those responsible for Michael's babies are thinking or if they are thinking at all and I also wonder what made Debbie Rowe change her mind about wanting to live a private life unbothered by paparazzi, especially when one of her biological children has finally stepped into her life. Why the need to put pictures out into the public domain especially at such a crucial time of bonding with a child you never raised and were ok with not having in your life??? Why isn't she more sensitive to that? It seems to me by their actions that they are all degenerated.
 
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Maybe the Jacksons don't like to have heart to heart talks but Michael I am sure did with his kids. Paris needs that. I have to wonder if they are allowed or I don't know the right words here sorry to talk about Michael a lot. Do you know what I mean? Paris wanted pictures in her room and was told not a good idea or something like that? I just hope they have been allowed to express how they feel about their dad with the family. I wonder how much they have been allowed to express their feelings. I am sure there is a lot Paris is keeping inside.
 
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Out of the whole Jackson family Michael was by far the most normal
 
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Paris didn't just put up a few pictures, her walls were covered with Michael's pictures. They were not candid family photos, they were publicity stills and concert shots. She stayed up most of the night putting up those pictures on her bedroom wall and posted her effort on social media. They were up for a while and Katherine felt it was not healthy for Paris. (We weren't there so we don't know if she was obsessing or what) Katherine may have become uncomfortable with Paris's behavior, who knows. What ever she said or did Katherine asked her to take the pictures down.
 
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The above imo is a good example of how emotionally stunted they are
 
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Quote from an article about teen suicide :

http://www.apa.org/research/action/suicide.aspx

Teen suicide is a growing health concern. It is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24, surpassed only by homicide and accidents, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to experts Michelle Moskos, Jennifer Achilles, and Doug Gray, causes of suicidal distress can be caused by psychological, environmental and social factors. Mental illness is the leading risk factor for suicide. Suicide risk-factors vary with age, gender, ethnic group, family dynamics and stressful life events. According to a 2004 report distributed by the National Institute of Mental Health, research shows that risk factors for suicide include depression and other mental disorders, and substance-abuse disorders (often in combination with other mental disorders). More than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have these risk factors. The risk for suicide frequently occurs in combination with external circumstances that seem to overwhelm at-risk teens who are unable to cope with the challenges of adolescence because of predisposing vulnerabilities such as mental disorders. Examples of stressors are disciplinary problems, interpersonal losses, family violence, sexual orientation confusion, physical and sexual abuse and being the victim of bullying.

National suicide prevention efforts have focused on school education programs, crisis center hotlines, screening programs that seek to identify at-risk adolescents, media guidelines (suicide prevention strategies that involve educating media professionals about the prevalence of copy-cat suicides among adolescents, in an effort to minimize the impact of news stories reporting suicide) and efforts to limit firearm access.

Screening programs have proven to be helpful because research has shown that suicidal people show signs of depression or emotional distress. Referrals can be made for treatment, and effective treatment can be employed when signs are observed in time. Intervention efforts for at-risk youth can put them in contact with mental health services that can save their lives.

Suicide is a relatively rare event and it is difficult to accurately predict which persons with these risk factors will ultimately commit suicide. However, there are some possible warning signs such as:

Talking About Dying -- any mention of dying, disappearing, jumping, shooting oneself, or other types of self harm

Recent Loss -- through death, divorce, separation, broken relationship, self-confidence, self-esteem, loss of interest in friends, hobbies, activities previously enjoyed

Change in Personality -- sad, withdrawn, irritable, anxious, tired, indecisive, apathetic

Change in Behavior -- can't concentrate on school, work, routine tasks

Change in Sleep Patterns -- insomnia, often with early waking or oversleeping, nightmares

Change in Eating Habits -- loss of appetite and weight, or overeating

Fear of losing control - acting erratically, harming self or others

Low self esteem -- feeling worthless, shame, overwhelming guilt, self-hatred, "everyone would be better off without me"

No hope for the future -- believing things will never get better; that nothing will ever change

What the Research Means

One in five teenagers in the U.S. seriously considers suicide annually, according to data collected by the CDC. In 2003, 8 percent of adolescents attempted suicide, representing approximately 1 million teenagers, of whom nearly 300,000 receive medical attention for their attempt; and approximately 1,700 teenagers died by suicide each year. Currently, the most effective suicide prevention programs equip mental health professionals and other community educators and leaders with sufficient resources to recognize who is at risk and who has access to mental health care.
 
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Someone brought up that all this "brushing off" the family does is probably because of Joe and Katherine. If so, it makes sense why the Jackson siblings keep things hidden as they do. I feel sorry for them because they've turned into their parents. :no: And yeah Debbie Rowe needs to be ashamed of herself too.
 
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