As our kids battle a rise in suicide and self-harm, we’re gutting the funding to fight it

As our kids battle a rise in suicide and self-harm, we’re gutting the funding to fight it

Mental health issues among children are rising, and school officials say it's a crisis. Millions of dollars in federal aid for mental health was cut and state funding is threatened.

Human Services reports spike in young people considering suicide - Central Wisconsin News

More children are contemplating and carrying out suicide than ever before, and the recent discovery of a suicide pact among school-aged kids in Clark County has left mental health professionals, teachers, parents, and loved ones scrambling to address the needs of the regions’ children. Taylor County Human Services reports that they’ve seen an influx of 15and 16-year-olds; 10 crisis intakes all in a row, all in that age range.