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Adolescent age group consist of people from 10-19 years of age .
This results in various hormonal, mental and physical development with in these children and hence is considered a vulnerable age group prone to large amount of risk taking behavior amounting to loss of life.
Considering the suicide rate of 13.42 per 1 00,000 people .Along with 15,292 cases of death were reported in 2019 in the united states itself.
In India motor cycle death in 2018 alone was 151.24.
1) Awareness
Create awareness among the adolescent regards the importance of value and moral and safety. Educate to inform any form of malpractice.
Empower them to make the right choices and decisions with rewards like bravery award.
2) suicide
Providing awareness regarding suicide and the importance of preventing suicide.
Reinforcement regarding seeking helpand having help line numbers availability and along with necessary mental health health assessment.
3) prompt action
Carry out prompt action regarding the necessary implementation of strategies and policies.
Providing school based education and early identification.
4) Assessment
Carrying out necessary assessment may help I'm the treatment and prompt management.
Assess for behavior and proper policies regarding the state laws for gun.
5) Family education
Family education plays a very important role which involves education family members regarding gun laws and to promote safe adolescents carea and development.
6) antinarcotic
creating a Antinarcotic unit to tackel issue of drug abuse is very important and may help prevent adolescent mortality.
Factors responsible -
May include
Peer pressure
Bullying
Depression
Teenage issues
Lack of proper family system.
Lack of education and awareness.