SAN ANTONIO – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports suicide is the second leading cause of death among those age 10–34. For preteens (age 8–12), suicide deaths have been increasing at about 8% per year from 2008 to 2022.
Moses Verbena lost his 18-year-old daughter Sydney to suicide.
“That horrible day was August 23, 2021,” he said…