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Article: Suicide: an intergenerational tragedy (warning signs for suicide).
- Article from:
- Presbyterian Record
- Article date:
- April 1, 1999
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Suicide is tragic and perplexing and, in recent years, has touched the lives of most Canadians
Two years ago, a 10-year-old boy was referred to my practice after making several unsuccessful attempts to kill himself. He did not want to live. In a one-parent family, he badly wanted his father back home. His mother worked long hours to support her children. They were latchkey kids -- returning to an empty house after school, letting themselves in and watching television until their mother came home.
This child was severely disturbed and not doing well at school. He is one of many young victims of a society in which it often takes more than one income to ...