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When she was a freshman, Jenna Kasik was chosen by her peers to help them.
When she was a freshman, Jenna Kasik was chosen by her peers to help them.
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JOLIET — Counselor Marvin Reed doesn't skirt the suicide issue.
JOLIET — Counselor Marvin Reed doesn't skirt the suicide issue.
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Editors' note: Some names have been changed.
Editors' note: Some names have been changed.
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Maureen still struggles with her son's suicide.
Maureen still struggles with her son's suicide.
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JOLIET — Most teens who end up as inpatients in the adolescent mental health unit at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center have tried to kill themselves.
JOLIET — Most teens who end up as inpatients in the adolescent mental health unit at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center have tried to kill themselves.
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JOLIET — When it comes to suicide, Sister Mary Frances Seeley has heard it all.
JOLIET — When it comes to suicide, Sister Mary Frances Seeley has heard it all.
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PHILADELPHIA — The rate of suicide by gun among black male teen-agers nearly quadrupled between 1979 and 1994 before falling off somewhat in the late 1990s, according to a study.
PHILADELPHIA — The rate of suicide by gun among black male teen-agers nearly quadrupled between 1979 and 1994 before falling off somewhat in the late 1990s, according to a study.
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When Denise Wilfinger's 17-year-old son Mat died by suicide last year, she didn't want flowers. She wanted to save a life.
When Denise Wilfinger's 17-year-old son Mat died by suicide last year, she didn't want flowers. She wanted to save a life.
Programs aim to help Plainfield kids cope with stress
PLAINFIELD — It wasn't an ordinary school play. They drank. They did drugs. They had sex. And someone even died. "I never got drunk and cheated on my girlfriend," lied actor Sammy Publes' character.
PLAINFIELD — It wasn't an ordinary school play. They drank. They did drugs. They had sex. And someone even died. "I never got drunk and cheated on my girlfriend," lied actor Sammy Publes' character.
Information age full of pressure
Teen-agers of the millennium are facing more stresses than ever thanks to the Internet and the information boom, a local psychologist said.
Teen-agers of the millennium are facing more stresses than ever thanks to the Internet and the information boom, a local psychologist said.
