I added this story on to this map, because it incorporates alienation, loneliness, mental illness, and deaths of despair. This story consists of a mentally ill teen who threatened his mothers boyfriend, and his school. His mother then made the painful decision to call the police and stop her son. Her son then stole his mother's boyfriend's guns, as well as gasoline, and a handwritten plan of action. Because the police knew of his arrival, many lives were saved, but it ended with the son's suicide. But, his mother was charged with multiple felonies, including neglect of a dependent. I felt like this difficult situation is reflected in the topics we discussed in class. For example, the son was depressed and anxious due to bullying in school, and he had to leave school due to his mental illness. It is safe to assume that he experienced loneliness, and felt alienated. 

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/us/indiana-school-shooting-mother-charged.html