https://wn.calicoeng.com/2019/09/24/tragedy-of-teen-suicide-propels-group-to-action-30-volunteers-respond-to-middle-schools-mental-health-crisis/ Tempe & West Chandler The Place We Call Home Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:36:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://wn.calicoeng.com/2019/09/24/tragedy-of-teen-suicide-propels-group-to-action-30-volunteers-respond-to-middle-schools-mental-health-crisis/#comment-80047 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:36:35 +0000 https://www.wranglernews.com/?p=21738#comment-80047 I applaud this effort to stem the rising rate of teen suicide. We might say the rising rate of teen suicide by gun. More than half are by a firearm. Attempts at self-harm without a firearm often do not work; if the momentarily depressed teen has access to gun they usually do. States with higher rates of gun ownership have higher rates of teen suicides. That means we can all do something about teen suicide; we can enact reasonable gun laws and we can educate people who have guns in their homes to at least be responsible enough to keep them locked up with the ammunition separately stored. Our Arizona state legislators have recently rejected the requirement that foster parents follow these common sense rules. Where guns are, kids will die.

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