("Bill Denton" wrote)
But more and more teenagers are successfully
committing suicide, and this should be a concern (at some level) of all
parents of teenagers.


Minneapolis paper did a very good story, a few years ago, on teenage suicide
numbers in Minnesota. I was surprised to see that the number of attempts was
close for boys vs. girls. The boys, however, were 2x more successful at
ending it all - boys use guns, girls use pills. Boys hang themselves, girls
use pills, etc.

I've often viewed depression as something akin to emotional epilepsy, or
maybe emotional Parkinson's. Tough for others to see, and understand, and
even tougher to just deal with if you're afflicted with it.


Mont (having a good day) black