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Originally Posted by Vickie in Phoenix
Thank you to each of you for your kind words. I talked to my son and gave him the link that you supplied, Rainbowzz. He was grateful. I'm not sure where it will go from here. I will need to talk to him later and find out more information about what the school is doing. I think that the hardest part of it for me is not only that it is another senseless death from mental illness but that it is a senseless death of a child, a child who no one listened to. But as Trying and Caring pointed out, maybe he didn't really talk to anyone about it. But I don't understand how a parent can be so removed from their child. I guess we don't know the situation.
I am becoming involved with doing some volunteer presenting for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. One of the programs they do is sending teams of four people into the public schools to train teachers and counselors to recognize the symptoms of mental illness in children. I have a degree in education. The person I interviewed with seemed to think I might be suitable for that program. Perhaps that would be the place for me.
Thank you to each of you for your support. It means a lot to me. 
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(((((((((Vickie)))))))))))))))))))))))))) I have to say sometimes its not the parents who are removed from it. Back when my son was young. And they "the school" thought he was too young for that kind of thing. When he , my son told me his intent and thank you god for that. I took him to the school . I had just picked him up from there. At the time I was so shocked thats why i went back there, Almost all schools have pycogists. ((spelled wrong)) any ways they said no biggy. Kids his age do not mean it.
I was amazed. Because even at that young age he meant it......My Dr was floored.
Schools and parent need to be taught imo. Drs too for that matter. Some....
I think with anyone in life when they make a total change and i mean not for good. That is a red flag.
Sometimes ppl are so quiet about it , that no one knows but that person.
Im so sorry or your loss. Its one of the hardest things in life . A young person taking thier life.
A after thought.....If ppl in the world could slow down alittle and listen more carefully like your brother inlaw did ., It would help so much.
On the other side I had a customer who was a Dect. who thats all he did was show up at the sence for these things. He told me once its one of the hardest things. Because some ppl keep it so silent. They may only give off one clue. Sometimes none.........
My heart goes out to you and your son.