It is the teacher who ridicules a child for her weight in front of the class. It is the account that posts a child’s face with a pig emoji every day for a year. It is the student with Tourette’s who ...

The dread that your child might one day come home and say the words Charlotte said. Or, worse – say nothing at all. Charlotte O’Brien tragically died by suicide in September 2024.

These are not isolated tragedies. They are part of a pattern. A national quiet crisis, hiding in plain sight, fed by silence and delay. Every parent who reads this knows the fear.

These are not isolated tragedies. They are part of a pattern. A national quiet crisis, hiding in plain sight, fed by silence and delay. Every parent who reads this knows the fear.