Dad says Covid lockdown was behind 12-year-old son’s suicide
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brad Hunstable lost his 12-year-old son Hayden to suicide four days before his 13th birthday in April 2020. But looking back at how his son Hayden was behaving, Mr Hunstable said he could see a change in how his son was acting almost two months after schools were closed due to the pandemic. He told Inside Edition: "Even if your kid has never said that they want to harm themselves, you need to proactively have the conversation because they're going to find out about suicide in some way. Mr Hunstable founded Hayden's Corner, an organisation that provides suicide prevention support and has a goal "to pass legislation to federally mandate that resilience classes are core curriculum for K-12 Schools nationally," according to its website.
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