It has been noted that teen age suicide tends to occur in #'s when one hears of the other[s]. When a teen suicide happens, parents, please talk to your children about the futility of taking one's life, when there is so much ahead. Speak of the positive things in their lives and ask if they need help with depressed mood. Or if they have needed such help recently. Sometimes events can trigger unnecessary feelings of hopelessness in teens, as their life experience has not prepared them for the big and positive changes that time can bring. Just because today was "awful" does not mean that tomorrow will be. A breakup with a boy/girl friend can be "awful" for a time, but 6 months from now, your teen can be a great mood and will still have a lifetime of relationships to experience.