Facts

10 FACTS ABOUT SUICIDE AND BODY DISORDERS/SELF-HARM ** : **


 * 1. 376,000 teens are treated in hospitals every year for self-harm **
 * 2. Up to 24 million people suffer from eating disorders **
 * 3. The average American woman is 5'4 feet tall & weighs 140 pounds and the average American model is 5'11 feet tall & weighs 117 pounds **
 * 4. In 2012 thirty thousand people have committed suicide due to bullying **
 * 5. 90% of people who have eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25 **
 * 6. Over 3 million teens are at risk for suicide, but only 36% receive treatment **
 * 7. 1 in 10 people with eating disorders receive treatment **
 * 8.10-12% of teens think about suicide every day **
 * 9.For ever 1 person that commits suicide 20 try to [[image:selfharmandsuicide/how_bulimia_affects_your_body.jpg width="268" height="227" align="right"]] **
 * 10.By the time a teenager has left high school 1/9 of his/her peers have attempted suicide **

Sources: "Suicide Rates Spike Among Teenage Girls" "From Illness to Activist" dosomething.org 11 Facts About Body Image/Eating Disorders- dosmething.org 11 Facts about Mental Health- dosomething.org "Some pros and cons for screening teenagers"-SIRS.com
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