A family drama that has mourned the whole country. The death in Spain of a 12-year-old girl, who threw herself from the balcony of her apartment with her twin sister, has reignited the debate on the mental health of young people. The two sisters threw themselves Tuesday from the third floor of the building where they lived in the small town of Sallent, 60 km from Barcelona. One of them died instantly while the other was hospitalized in serious condition, said the police who opened an investigation.
An “increase in self-destructive behavior”
Several media have claimed that the two sisters may have been the victims of mockery within their school. “Since the pandemic, we are witnessing an increase in self-destructive behavior on the part of young people, and in particular adolescents”, worried Thursday the Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría, while calling to wait until the end of the investigation to understand the exact circumstances of the tragedy.
The regional department in charge of Education assured that “the establishment had not detected any particular problem of school harassment” but “had provided psychological and orientation support to the two students since the beginning of the year. school”.
