As I read page 10, many ideas caught my attention. How does a twelve year old consider suicide? And why did Brent´s accomplice rather that he kill himself over being caught stealing? Brent had explicitly said "I´m going to kill myself," and Nick was actually relieved. Their school must have had some serious consequences!
Nowadays, parents involve themselves in their children´s life. How could Brent´s family not notice marks on his neck after he tried to hang himself? Or the cuts o his arms? Had they noted, probability of their son attempting suicide would have changed. I found two pages(s) containng warning signs about youth suicide, yet access to this information was probably harder in 1991.These warnings read:
- Giving out prized possessions.
- Talking about suicide.
- Talking about feeling hopeless or guilty.
- Suicidal plans and prior suicidal behaviors.
- Suicidal threats in the form of statements.
