They say the high rates emphasise the need to treat adolescent suicide as a major public health problem requiring urgent intervention.

BBC: NEWS | South Asia | South India suicide is world high

Maybe that is an accurate reflection of the adolescent mind, in its need to scorn or elide more senior lives, but dramatically it still feels like a waste.

NEWYORKER: Youth in Revolt

Next, we need to increase educational and economic opportunities for adolescent girls, especially in technology.

FORBES: Global Change Starts with Girls