PSYCHO SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF YOUTH

Today, violence is one of the leading causes of death between the ages of 15 and 24. Depression, according to the National Institutes of Health, occurs with greater frequency among teenagers today than in the past. Because many adolescents behaviors are often not identified as troubled and do not get the help they need. Aggression & Violence peaks during the second decade of life. The youths who first became violent in childhood escalate their violence in adolescence, and a larger group of young people embarks on violence in adolescence. Violent behavior in children and adolescents can include a wide range of behaviors: explosive temper tantrums, physical aggression, fighting, threats or attempts to hurt others (including homicidal thoughts), use of weapons, cruelty toward animals, fire setting, intentional destruction of property.