Time to wake up: Our kids are depressed
Twenty-one ten-year-olds, 48 eleven-year-olds, 108 twelve-year-olds, 158 thirteen-year-olds and 263 fourteen-year-olds all died from suicide in the United States in 2021, making it the second leading cause of death for that age group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, Mississippi Department of Education states that the subject of depression is absent in Mississippi’s mental...