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Tag: worst-in-nation

Government spending can't solve every problem (but don't tell the FREEP)

By Nick, Section News
Posted on Tue Jun 23, 2009 at 07:15:17 AM EST
Tags: MSM, economy, depression, worst-in-nation (all tags)

In forty-nine other states folks are devastated and captivated this morning by news that Jon and Kate (Plus 8) are getting divorced. In Michigan we've got bigger issues... like the news that Michigan teens are significantly more likely than the average American teenager to commit suicide.

And THAT is about as light a spin I can manage for an introduction to this sort of a topic.

7 percent of American teenagers admit attempting suicide, according to a recent study. That number is 9 in Michigan, about 30 percent higher than the national average. 27 percent of Michigan teens admit being depressed. That's better (or worse, I guess) than one in four.

That counts as a problem. A serious problem. So what's the solution?

I'd argue it is Jesus.

The Mainstream media? They put their faith in a different sort of god. The Ivory Tower:

Michigan's joblessness, homelessness and hopelessness fuels teen depression, and using school time for mental health education might help catch it early, said Dr. David Rosenberg, chairman of psychiatry at Children's Hospital of Michigan...
The 2006 Chase Edwards Law encourages Michigan educators to teach suicide prevention in schools, but it doesn't mandate it -- even with school surveys showing that the percentage of depressed and suicidal teens has barely changed in Michigan since 2001.
The law goes unenforced in part because no funding is attached to it. Schools and districts can individually decide whether they'll broach depression, either through state-provided materials or through presentations...

OF COURSE! The public schools, bureaucrats, politicians and state spending! Don't know how I ever could have put my faith in anyone else.

Read on...

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