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Originally Posted by ZTABullwinkle
While I can understand that the girl who committed suicide had some mental issues going on. At that age, I can only imagine that the thought that someone her age would say things like that was devastating.
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There's another issue here that I haven't seen addressed, and that's the fact that many anti-depressant medications include increased chance of suicidal behavior as a side-effect, especially in adolescents.
While obviously the biggest specific issue is the bullying and willingness of an adult to meddle in the affairs of children to sophomoric or malevolent ends, is there even the chance to investigate whether we should be searching for other means to medicate children with mental issues?