ANOTHER SMALL STEP FOR MANKIND

     In the first post, it told a story of a twelve-year-old boy who committed suicide just so his siblings would not have to live with their father.  The father as you may remember left guns and ammo in plain view where the children could easily gain access.  Well good news, the father is finally being criminally charged.  He was charged with one count of felony child-abuse neglect causing substantial bodily harm and two gross misdemeanor counts of neglect. Yippee! We would also like to see the family court judge who made the initial ruling allowing joint custody be held accountable as well.  Hey, a baby step here is fine with us.

     In another related development, the federal government has announced an annual 400K grant for 3 years to help Nevada with suicide prevention.  Governor Kenny Guinn has suggested that a statewide suicide prevention coordinator and a trainer be hired.  I found it very odd that back in 2003, the Nevada Legislature approved a suicide prevention program but the money was never materialized.  Therefore, I guess it did take the suicide of a 16-year-old girl in juvenile hall to get the state and federal governments to stand up and take notice.