According to a recent report, suicide is the leading cause of death in Indiana for people between the ages of 15 and 54. Unfortunately, state health officials say that this morose trend has been on a steady increase since 2007.
One of the great NFL linebackers of the modern era is dead. Junior Seau, former San Diego Chargers great committed suicide today at his Oceanside, California home he was 43. Police responed to Seau's home after a reported gunshot in the residence around 10am PDT. At 12:32 p.m. PDT, police confirmed that Seau was dead from a single gunshot wound.
I worked in the school system for 12 years before I started in radio. Mental health issues plague many, many of our youth. A huge problem and stress for many school age children is bullying and peer pressure. These problems, has been swept under the rug for years, but not anymore.