Local suicide serves as reminder of a deadly danger facing teens
Why it's so important to break the silence of suicide Stigma has
helped suicide quietly rise to be the third leading cause of
death among teens. Video by kgun9.comvideo Reporter: Valerie
Cavazos TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - A problem few people ever talk about
claims a life in Tucson. That problem is teen suicide. Today the
self-inflicted death of a freshman at Palo Verde High left
family and friends devastated. It happened off campus, but
because so many parents and kids contacted 9 On Your Side asking
us to check out rumors that were flying around about the
incident... we called school officials. The school assures us
this incident was *not* connected with bullying. And we're told
grief counselors were on hand to help classmates cope. Because
of privacy concerns you rarely hear about teen suicides. But
that silence has helped this problem quietly rise to be the
third leading cause of death among teens. It's important for you
to know -- right off the ba