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Reflections on the Silicon Valley Teen Suicides-by-Train: Fifteen Years Later

Mad in America

The suicides seemed to trigger a general darkening in the mood at the schools. In time, as events similar to Palo Alto’s suicides-by-train became more and more prevalent, we enshrined them in our memories as—though still very painful—somewhat normal. That girl endured years of ECT after her brother’s death.