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A Deathly Silence
A Teen’s Suicide
| Length: | 43 min |
| Released: | 2007 |
| Ages: |
High School Adult |
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This powerful film examines the intellectual attraction of suicide to a vulnerable teen and the catastrophic impact on his family. Campbell Bolton came from a high achieving, middle-class family and had no background of drug abuse, violence, or psychiatric illness. He was funny, charismatic, and extremely intelligent. After experiencing a dramatic drop in his grades and struggling with how to come out as gay to his family, he ran away from home and was not heard from for sixteen days before committing suicide.
A Deathly Silence includes discussion from Professor Graham Martin, a suicide prevention expert, along with an exploration of the resulting grief of Campbell’s family, school, and community. The film takes a candid look at suicide, the third leading cause of death among young people, and stresses the importance of remaining sensitive to these events and fostering open conversations about this important topic.
A Deathly Silence includes discussion from Professor Graham Martin, a suicide prevention expert, along with an exploration of the resulting grief of Campbell’s family, school, and community. The film takes a candid look at suicide, the third leading cause of death among young people, and stresses the importance of remaining sensitive to these events and fostering open conversations about this important topic.
"Recommended. It does do a fine job of reminding us to put more credence into observations that something might not be quite right with a student and to act on the observation sooner and more decisively."
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