Current headline in New York Times is reporting that “Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen.”

Then (as she often does), Dr Daliah Wachs MD took time to provide her readers — and presumably, her growing radio audience — with a better understanding of the underlying issues, aspects, and direction. “Each year,” she wrote earlier today, “48,000 Americans take their lives.

That averages to 132 people a day. For children and adolescents, suicide is the second leading cause of death.

And each suicide affects everyone with whom the person has regular encounters. So why is it so common …?

See her January 25, 2021 blog entry for “six reasons people choose to end their life.”

Also take heart in her closing words: “Sadly many out there secretly hope they get help but don’t know how to ask for it.

It’s up to us to seek them out and guide them to a medical professional who can listen, understand, and work with them.

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. It’s toll free and available 24/7 allowing you to talk to a trained counselor confidentially.

Another option is texting. Text HOME to 741741 [which] allows you to text a crisis volunteer over a secure line as well.