"I could feel hot, salty tears coming down my face. I sat and cried silently... I was scrunching myself up against the wall as far as I could. All of a sudden, someone from behind us taps on the guy’s shoulder..."
Sammy Teuch, an Indiana fourth-grader, took his own life earlier this month after enduring what his family has called relentless bullying at the hands of several students.
The youth mental health crisis, which has surged throughout the coronavirus pandemic, has reached new heights as Colorado children are attempting suicide and arriving in emergency rooms at a rapid rate.
"Last night was too much. I couldn't bear another night of crying myself to sleep, of screaming into my pillow and praying for the pain to stop. I was tired. Tired of being sad. Tired of not being able to get out of bed. Tired of nobody caring."
"It’s waking up tired even though your day just started. Anxiety is wanting to fix something that isn’t even a problem. It’s the stream of questions that make you doubt yourself."
