12-03-2018, 11:57 AM
(12-02-2018, 10:39 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(12-02-2018, 09:00 PM)MacBerry Wrote: Wait until one student dies as part of the day or as a result and watch what happens ... $500,000 will pale in comparison.
I dunno, that would be sad, but multiple students die each year from suicide and I've been watching as very little has been done about that for years.
I suspect the burning of someone's car, or other vandalism would probably result in a stronger response, but maybe I'm just bitterly cynical.
Well, I believe that certain services should be included with our OHIP (psychology). However, there are still a lot of services that attempt to deal with these mental health issues. I think it's similar to dealing with the homelessness. You can do everything you can, it still won't prevent much of the suicides and the mental illness that leads up to it.
I do believe too, that if the schools concentrated on this issue, the numbers would go down. Though to be honest, I really don't know what programs the school have running and how they educate students and staff currently.
What do you think would be a solution to this problem (suicide)?