Mental health team heads to school where student was shot dead

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Mental health team heads to school where student was shot dead

By THE NATION

 

Kiattiphum Wongrajit

 

A Mental Health Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team will visit the school in Nonthaburi province where a schoolboy was shot dead by his classmate on Wednesday (December 18), to help students, teachers, staff and parents cope with the tragedy.

 

“This kind of case is rare in Thailand, but can greatly affect students’ education and lifestyle,” Kiattiphum Wongrajit, the director-general of the Department of Mental Health, said on Wednesday.

 

The department will operate urgently through the MCATT with screening of basic mental health and mental health counselling. “The operational team will talk to those who were affected by the incident to strengthen their minds,” he added.

 

The department also planned to send those who were severely affected, especially with severe stress, to a psychiatric hospital. Those in the high-risk group suffering mental distress will get direct counselling from psychiatrists or psychiatric nurses.

 

The director-general added that bullying in school was the starting point of violence, physically and mentally affecting children. “Bullied students are always stressed and depressed. In case they are pressured acutely, they may decide to take revenge on those who bullied them,” he explained. Children who habitually bully others could become aggressive and resolve problems with violence.”

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379639

 

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School checks students' bags after fatal shooting

By THE NATION

 

 

A secondary school in Nonthaburi province, where a 13-year-old was allegedly shot dead by his classmate on Wednesday (December 18), checked students’ bags on Thursday for any weapons.

 

A commemoration service was held in the morning for the deceased student, while the fifth floor of the building where the incident occurred was closed. Classes which used rooms on the floor were moved to other buildings. The move was aimed at easing the stress and fear of students shocked by the killing.

 

In addition, educational activities of the deceased boy’s class were suspended until Monday. The school’s janitor has already cleaned blood stains at the alleged crime scene and performed a spiritual ritual for the dead boy’s spirit. 

 

The school has requested netizens and social media users to stop criticising and denouncing the concerned students, as the tragedy had brought loss and pain to the families of both the alleged perpetrator and the victim.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379641

 

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[cardinalblue]

I take the perpetrator is the bully?  
 

very wrong strategy to bring classmates to a gov psy hospital...

 

I taught some classes at one - think Jack Nicholson’s temporary shelter...

 

too lazy to conduct counseling at school or local temple?

Edited December 20, 2019 by cardinalblue

[Arkady]

There seems to be no suggestion that the murderer's father might at fault for allowing his son to get hold of a loaded firearm.

 

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

“This kind of case is rare in Thailand, but can greatly affect students’ education and lifestyle,”

So what about the daily bullying that goes on every day probably in every school, that goes unchallenged without support groups for the victims. That causes more affects to childrens education and lifestyle.

But schools won't own up to that problem!

[nahkit]

4 hours ago, cardinalblue said:

I take the perpetrator is the bully?  
 

very wrong strategy to bring classmates to a gov psy hospital...

 

I taught some classes at one - think Jack Nicholson’s temporary shelter...

 

too lazy to conduct counseling at school or local temple?

No, the perpetrator was the victim of bullying and shot the bully according to the report yesterday.

 

I agree with your comment about taking classmates to a government psychiatric hospital, for somebody already suffering from stress I can't see how being separated from friends and family and put in a mental institution is the right solution.

[sangtip2]

On ‎12‎/‎20‎/‎2019 at 11:40 AM, Arkady said:

There seems to be no suggestion that the murderer's father might at fault for allowing his son to get hold of a loaded firearm.

 

And I suppose that if the kid had taken a knife from the home and killed someone with it you would also want the father to be responsible ??