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After a North Texas girl's death was ruled suicide, bullying claims about family's immigration status emerge • Feb. 23, 2025, 9:29 AM ET (CBS)

19-year-old girl dies by suicide • Feb. 5, 2025, 2:45 AM ET (Daily Star)

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Émile Durkheim

Émile Durkheim

French social scientist

Patrick McGorry

Irish-born Australian psychiatrist

Viktor Frankl

Austrian psychologist