<p>^^ I second that last sentiment. For the kids left behind, one of the things they need most is just to be able to talk. It’s how they wrap their brains around it. When D was a senior, a fellow student suicided, and she looked glazed for a couple of days. Finally, I told her about a student who’d died when I was in high school and I said, “It just didn’t seem real.” For some reason, that opened the floodgates for her. Whatever it takes, they need to let it out.</p>