After losing son, Scott County mother urges others to stay aware of suicide warning signs He quit going out with his friends, he loved sports and quit playing sports. He didn t care about the way he looked. Author: Amelia Young (WBIR) Updated: 10:28 PM EDT May 26, 2021
SCOTT COUNTY, Tenn. A Scott County mother is on a mission to raise awareness about suicide.
Mary King lost her son, Zackary, in 2019. He was 16-years-old at the time of his death and Friday would have been his 18th birthday.
Before his death, Mary said she didn t understand what the warning signs of suicide looked like. She now understands the signs and wants to educate others so other tragedies can be prevented.
(Knoxville, TN) - New data from the Knox County Regional Forensic Center showed there was a 13 percent increase last year. There were 94 suicides in 2.
Credit: WBIR Data Team
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said that s where everyone can help out. Suicide is one of the things that we don t like to talk about, obviously, but it s something that we need to talk about, Mayor Jacobs said. Just because you can t see a problem like we can if we have a physical ailment, doesn t mean that it s not there and it s not real.
Jacobs said no matter what happens, it s important to remember that there is always hope. If you don t go on, you re never going to know what tomorrow might hold, he said. There s a lot of people out there that really do care, that really do love you and want to help and want to love on you.