According to Multnomah County Health,For 2020 in Multnomah County, the youth suicide rate (ages 10-24) was 14 deaths per 100,000. You can explore data and comp Source: Gresham-Barlow School District to hold suicide prevention meetings for families
Kids whose families were traumatized by gun violence receive gifts, support at Englewood event
This year, there were more than 100 kids killed by gunfire in Chicago -- with an untold number affected in other ways. Source: Kids whose families were traumatized by gun violence receive gifts, support at Englewood event
‘Some scars are for ever’: the grief of losing a child to gun violence during the holidays
End of the year can be painful for those who have lost loved ones to firearm crime, but forming new traditions can help ease trauma Ramon Price makes sure he’s working on Thanksgiving and Christmas. He’s a counselor at a funeral home in Oakland, California, where for the past 18 years he’s helped hundreds of … Continue reading ‘Some scars are for ever’: the grief of losing a child to gun violence during the holidays
Guns Ruined Our Lives. Our Relatives Are Still Pro-Gun.
It feels like "you have to convince people to care about what happened to you.” “I don’t know why they’re blaming the NRA. It’s not the NRA’s fault.” It was just days after Robert Schentrup’s sister Carmen had been killed in a mass shooting at her Parkland, Florida, high school — with her 17th birthday only a week away. … Continue reading Guns Ruined Our Lives. Our Relatives Are Still Pro-Gun.