One in four secondary students think of suicide

Suicidal thoughts, already plaguing Shanghai college students and unemployed graduates, are also on the minds of almost one in four secondary school students as well. According to a survey released yesterday, thoughts of killing themselves had occured to around 24.39% of students, with 15.23% taking it into serious consideration. One psychologist had this theory about the high rates: "Most young students nowadays come from families with rather good economic condition and haven't met much difficulties... Thus they are weak inside when facing frustrations." You know, as opposed to, say, a different set of pressures born from being an only child in a system that determines your self worth based on test scores? Jeez, we hope Shan Huaihai never becomes our shrink. Source: Shanghai Daily