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Suicide: Choose life

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Youth suicide consistently ranks as a leading cause of death among young people, especially young men. Emily Rogers finds out what is being done to help them cope with their feelings.

These words were emailed recently to youth suicide-prevention charity Papyrus by a young man who tried to kill himself 10 years ago. He would have liked to have heard these words himself back then and now he hopes they can help others.

He continues: "So much hinges on how you use that power, not just for you, but for everyone around you. Like it or not, you have a place in many people's hearts. If you rip yourself away from this world, then you rip something alive in each of them away with you. And you can never heal those wounds."

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