Teen suicide does it always made the news?

[Anonymous]

My DS is worried and crying cause his friend might of killed herself. She attends another school in MCPS so he is not sure who he can talk to. Yesterday she told me she wanted to die and he thought she was joking. But he came to me crying because she wouldn't respond to the text message. She didn't update anything on twitter since yesterday. I didn't hear about a suicide yesterday but I am nor sure. Should I tell him not to worrY?

[Anonymous]

You should be trying to get ahold of her parents ASAP so they can intervene if it's not too late. And drill it into your DS's head that a suicidal friend = instantly talking to a grownup. I hope she's okay.

[Anonymous]

No not on news. Rarely.

Reach out to parents

[Anonymous]

If you don't know her parents then ask to speak to the counselor at her school. Do it right away if you think it's this real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should be trying to get ahold of her parents ASAP so they can intervene if it's not too late. And drill it into your DS's head that a suicidal friend = instantly talking to a grownup. I hope she's okay.

Praise your DS for coming to you with this.

OP, if this kid has a rocky relationship with her parents, you might try contacting the school counselor where she attends school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should be trying to get ahold of her parents ASAP so they can intervene if it's not too late. And drill it into your DS's head that a suicidal friend = instantly talking to a grownup. I hope she's okay.

Praise your DS for coming to you with this.

OP, if this kid has a rocky relationship with her parents, you might try contacting the school counselor where she attends school.

The problem is that we are in Spring Break. He knows were she lives so we might just stop by to see everything is okay.

[Anonymous]

UPDATED. She texted him and told him; she is in the hospital. She overdose on her Vyvanse but is doing well now.

[Anonymous]

So sad. I hope she gets the help she needs.

[Anonymous]

So many kids are suffering from depression.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

So many kids are suffering from depression.

Yah it's sad. I am 40 years old and I don't remember being depress back when I was in high school. I wonder how much having teachology 24\7 impects that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So many kids are suffering from depression.

Yah it's sad. I am 40 years old and I don't remember being depress back when I was in high school. I wonder how much having teachology 24\7 impects that

Yes, I think there's screen addiction instead of family/community/school support systems with face-to-face relationship building.

[Anonymous]

I'm very glad she's ok, but I'm curious why you think this would be always on the news.

I'm in my 50's and was very depressed in my teens. No technology, no screen time, just depression.

Thank god for treatment since then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm very glad she's ok, but I'm curious why you think this would be always on the news.

I'm in my 50's and was very depressed in my teens. No technology, no screen time, just depression.

Thank god for treatment since then.

He thought so, because a couple weeks ago a girl in Virginia was on the news because she died.

[Anonymous]

A concerning death of a high school child should certainly be reported in the news. Not necessarily by name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So many kids are suffering from depression.

Yah it's sad. I am 40 years old and I don't remember being depress back when I was in high school. I wonder how much having teachology 24\7 impects that

Yes, I think there's screen addiction instead of family/community/school support systems with face-to-face relationship building.