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Illinois lifeline program for suicidal kids struggles amid a youth mental health crisis, staffing shortages

Por: Chicago Sun Times Politics March 11, 2023

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The slight 13-year-old in an oversized white shirt sits at a round table in a sparse conference room at his school on the Southwest Side.Randy Sadler, a paramedic of sorts for kids in emotional distress, sits across from the boy and says he has some questions. The boy’s dark brown bangs hang over his eyes. His mother and two adults from his school are there, too. “Do you feel suicidal at this moment?” Sadler asks, telling the boy it’s OK... + full article



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