McGormick: It's amazing how many kids are suicidal and are not away that they are setting themselves up to kill themselves. Question: If they don't know, how do you know? McGormick: They overdose, they drive a motorcycle at 95 miles an hour on a rainy night. Here they become aware that they were setting themselves up deliberately, that a part of them was looking forward to the escape of death.
Description:Two companion Q & A articles to "Juvenile Prison: Society's Stigma." One looks at the community's response to a proposed foster home in a neighborhood, and the other examines the unconscious implications one corrections professional sees in teenage destructive behavior.
Rights: Washington Post - noticed on page with the Shame of Prison's series.
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