Health

• Suicide • The act of intentionally ending one's own life.
• Parasuicide • A suicide attempt in which a person does not intend to die.
• self-cutting is observed in some youths struggling with major depression.
• How will you recognize a person who has suicidal tendencies? - talking about suicide or death - writing farewell letters or giving away valuable things to their friends and siblings - showing changes in behavior, moods and feelings
• Domestic Violence

  • Used by one partner to control the other.
• Domestic Violence

  • Used by one partner to control the other.
• Domestic Violence

  • Can occur in married or unmarried relationships.

  • Can occur in heterosexual or homosexual couples.
• Domestic Violence

  • Physical assault
• Domestic violence at home violence includes abuse and actions such as: • name-calling or putdowns • neglect

  • threatened physical harm • sexual assault • stalking • intimidation
• Bullying • Unwanted, aggressive behavior that is repeated or has the potential to be repeated.
• • Imbalance of Power: The bully uses advantages

  Repetition: The behavior occurs multiple times, not just once.
• • Intention to Cause Harm: Bullying involves an intentional desire to hurt another person.
• Verbal bullying - saying or writing mean and nasty things.
• Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying
• Physical bullying - hurting a person's body or destroying his/her possessions.
• Cyberbullying - verbal and social bullying done through use of technology and electronic means.
• Stalking • A pattern of behavior that makes you feel afraid, nervous, harassed, or in danger. • It is when someone repeatedly contacts you, follows you, sends you things, and talks to you, even when you don't want them to.
• Extortion • The act of using force or threats to force people to hand over their money or properties, on favors.
• Gang • A relatively tough, mostly street-based group of young people who regard themselves and may be seen by others as a group that engages in a range of criminal activity and violence.
• Fraternity: • Groups based on shared backgrounds, occupations, interests or tastes.