Roosevelt Pendill: I'd recommend opening with a little anecdote, preferably a shocking one. A short paragraph about the life of a suicidal teen and how she got that way might be a great hook. The reader won't necessarily know what they're reading right away, they'll just get hit by this shocking story, and if they see the character as a real person it will make it an issue of personal interest for them, rather than an academic or political one.
Kaylee Schmittou: Yes absolutely... look up Time Magazine Teen Development story. I believe it ran about 9 years ago. However, it did document the development of the teenage brain. We have far too long thought that 18 years of age was a fully developed human brain. Given that, without the support of family and community, these teens are prone to social issues that contribute to unstable mental health.
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