Tough talk delivered via tech is impacting the NEXTGEN much more deeply than anyone dares to acknowledge . . . In JoCo and throughout the metro, the rate of suicide spikes while online denizens offer little mercy and the midterm elections ramp up nasty online talk among every social strata.
Read more about a worthwhile local effort to push back against the trend:
Read more about a worthwhile local effort to push back against the trend:
Thousands attend walk to fight teen suicide
OLATHE, Kan. - More than 1,500 people in Kansas and Missouri have died from suicide, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Sadly, it's a number that grows every day, especially among teens. So, one local non-profit is among the groups trying to lower that number by getting parents to talk with their kids about the subject.
Staring at a phone competing for status and popularity can make anyone suicidal at some point.
ReplyDelete....as can posting on a blog too much. Why are you here? It’s a beautiful Sunday afternoon. You better go find some friends otherwise the bell tolls for thee loser.
ReplyDeleteSome people are killers and some people are suicides.
ReplyDelete5:51 do you gargle the goop?
ReplyDelete5:51 it only takes a minute to blog on here why are you on here are you the blog monitor
ReplyDeleteExercise might reduce the temptation of suicide as well as getting the blood flowing to the mind. Being outside and seeing something other than your phone and socializing with others might be a good distraction.
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