Blinded By The Dark, Part 5
Posted December 3, 2010 7:32 pm.
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It’s a disturbing statistic – more young people die from suicide in Canada than cancer, influenza, aids, birth defects and heart and lung diseases combined.
Every single day there is at least one youth suicide in Canada, and 12 times as many attempt to end their lives.
In the final part of her series ‘Blinded By The Dark’, reporter Avery Haines talks the parents of Alex Herbert, a gifted athlete and promising actor who took his own life at the age of 20. Despite their heartbreak, they are moving forward, working to assure that no other family has to endure a similar loss.
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Watch The Entire Five Part Series Here
Added Value And Related Links:
Toronto Activist Tells Gay Teens, “It Gets Better”
Ontario School Boards Develop Mental Health Coalition
Phone & Web Counsellors Offer Depressed Teens A Lifeline
Running Up That Hill: Teens Run To Battle Depression
Getting Help:
Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
Resources for family and friends
