A very good friend of mine gave me permission to share this. This friend works with mentally ill youth. I think the words are beautiful, but also informed. I share it with you now and ask you to read it and consider acting on its truths.
"I have been a social worker for 12 years at an inpatient psychiatric hospital working with children, adolescents, and their families. Among the adolescents who present as homicidal (and to a lesser extent, suicidal), the most pervasive phenomenon I have observed is that these children experience anomie. Anomie is defined as a breakdown of social bonds between an individual and their community, resulting in a disconnect between the person and society..."
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