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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Suicidology and the World Health Organization
Just a pretty button?
The recent rash of suicides among teenagers at Gunn High School in Palo Alto reminds me of the wealth of data available from the World Health Organization (WHO) about "Suicide and the Media." This information is readily available to the public about how these things should be handled. Their guidelines, which are published with updated statistics each year, do not advocate or support the current practices being followed by this community.
Please do not push the button.
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