According to yssp.org (Youth Suicide Prevention Program), about 5,000 people between the ages of 10 and 24 commit suicide every year. According to "To Tell or Not to Tell", about 70% of those people told someone about their plans or gave warning signs. If teens weren't so afraid to tell on someone who's health was at risk, about 3,500 of those young people that commit suicide every year would probably still be alive. Is losing someone as a friend really worse than that friend losing their life when you could’ve done something about it. Although there are teens in “To Tell or Not to Tell” by Mary Kate Frank that have argued that you should not tell someone when a person’s health is in danger because you might lose friends, closer examination
