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Two Westport Schools Closed After Death Of 7-Year-Old In Murder-Suicide Two Westport Schools Closed After Death Of 7-Year-Old In Murder-Suicide
Two Westport Schools Closed After Death Of 7-Year-Old In Murder-Suicide Two Fairfield County schools will be closed on Monday, June 21, following the deaths of a 7-year-old student and her mother. The schools, Coleytown Elementary School, which the child attended, along with Stepping Stones Preschool, which is located inside Coleytown, will be closed Monday in response to the tragedy. Monday was supposed to be the last day of school, but School Superintendent Thomas Scarice said that instead of classes, students and teachers and staff, can receive grief counseling. Scarice sent out a letter to parents which said: "As our community mourns the tragic loss of one…

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by Kathy Reakes
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The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Tuesday, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. And this year, it comes on the heels of new research showing that more adolescents and young adults are dying by suicide than ever before. Released in June, the new analysis of teen suicide statistics shows that the youth suicide rate in the United States is currently the highest in recorded history — 14.46 per 100,000 for young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Moreover, suicide is the second most common cause of death in the United States among youth ages 10–19, and the number…

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Newport Academy Shines Light On The Darkness Of Teen Suicide Newport Academy Shines Light On The Darkness Of Teen Suicide
Newport Academy Shines Light On The Darkness Of Teen Suicide In the wake of several recent celebrity deaths, a renewed attention to mental illness and the tragedy of suicide has been brought to public focus. Although these high-profile deaths have involved middle-aged victims, the motivating illnesses impact people of all ages, especially a growing number of youths and teens. According to the CDC, suicide is the second leading cause of teen deaths after accidental deaths -- which include overdoses. The same study showed that teen suicides increased by 56 percent in 2016, bucking what had been a steady decline throughout the late 20th century. For inst…

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