Sadly over the past 35 years I've known several people who committed suicide one young man who failed in his attempt and spent several weeks in hospital,He succeeded on his second attempt days after he got home.The latest a 14 year old who hung herself ,a friend of my 14 year old GD .Every one is a tragedy ,every one I'm sure .would have been preventable IF the right help was available.W e tell our distraught GD that no problem is insurmountable ,that suicide is the permanent solution to a temporary problem ,that we are ALL available any time night or day to listen or talk .
Life is very difficult for a lot of teenagers and some adults dismiss it as they feel they had a tougher time growing up .Life I'm sure has always been hard but we didn't have a lot of the pressures that young folk have today .
I dont have an answer ,it makes me very sad to think of the young lives lost ,the little children left behind in one case .A s far as I've seen its impossible to tell who is covering up suicidal thoughts witha smile and who isn't
Preston Davey, another baby P.
Good Morning Monday 15th June 2026
