"Each year as many as 8.3 percent of the adolescent population will begin exhibiting signs of depression. "
"More teenagers die each year from suicide than from all other illnesses—from cancer to AIDS—combined. "
"According to the CDC, each year, 1 in 5 high school students in the United States has thoughts of suicide. "
In the past year, there have been quite a few school shootings, but none of them had registered as a threat to me until Febuary 14th 2008. As you all know this is the date of the NIU shooting. For me this is hitting way close to home. I was literally in shock, and I didn't know what to think. My aunt works there as a teacher, not to mention I know very many students there.
