Monday, December 05, 2011

Child Suicide?


Our schools must do a much better job in monitoring and screening students for mental health disorders and suicidal ideation. I was struck by a story from Milwaukee, Wisconsin yesterday where a 10-year-old boy was found unresponsive and the media reported it appeared "the child took his own life."
Hopefully, the coroner's office will find evidence of what happened. This is so sad and I will follow-up on any additional information that may be disclosed. Our children are suffering and we can help. We must do better and ensure that the kids are getting help.
I hope this is not another case of child abuse or bullying.

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