Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 9:15 AM
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CDC releases preliminary findings from youth-suicide study
Original post made on Jul 14, 2016
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 9:15 AM
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a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jul 14, 2016 at 7:16 pm
What about the role health insurance companies play by routinely denying coverage for hospitalization and intensive therapy? How many people who die by suicide were discharged prematurely? Also what about the lack of mental health services for young people and their families? Thanks for this article. We need to bring suicide and mental health struggles out of the shadows.
a resident of another community
on Jul 15, 2016 at 11:40 am
Sarah1000 is a registered user.
I agree with Concerned Parent. Illness of the mind need treatment just like illnesses of the body. This month's O magazine has a great article on thisismybrave.org about brave people speaking out about their mental illnesses. According to kids data.org, mental health issues are the number one reason youth are hospitalized in California. Yet, our county's only children's hospital, Lucille Packard, does not provide a single bed for anyone who is having a mental health crisis. Shameful!
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