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Wisconsin community seeks solution after string of suicides

By: Associated Press//July 20, 2018//

Wisconsin community seeks solution after string of suicides

By: Associated Press//July 20, 2018//

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Several suicides by young people in a Madison suburb have the community struggling to find ways to address mental health among its youth.

At least three Mount Horeb School District graduates or students have died by suicide since November, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. A 17-year-old high school student died by suicide in November, followed by a 19-year-old graduate July 9 and a 21-year-old graduate July 13.

Mount Horeb Police Chief Jeff Veloff says the death of a 10-year-old Monday is also being investigated as a possible suicide. He says the deaths don’t appear to be connected.

A school board subcommittee met Thursday to discuss potential solutions to try to prevent future suicides, including possibly hiring therapists and social workers in the schools.

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