Suicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents world wide. TODAY 6 children will commit suicide due to child abuse. In Los Angeles, a 9 year old foster child hung himself while taking psychotropic medications that were not FDA approved for children . His mother that lost him to foster care had...
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Police say apparent murder-suicide occurred after judge awarded custody to father By Frank Heinz | Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 | Updated 6:32 PM CDT View Comments (14) Ellen Goldberg, NBC 5 News Police say the apparent murder-suicide occurred shortly after a judge awarded custody to the boy’s father. A woman shot and killed her 7-year-old...
Continue readingAbuse changes brains of suicide victims
Source:By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Tue May 6, 9:47 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suicide victims who were abused as children have clear genetic changes in their brains, Canadian researchers reported on Tuesday in a finding they said shows neglect can cause biological effects. The findings offer potential ways to find people...
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