Youth Mental-Health Deaths in Chicagoland, 2021-2022 School Year

It’s been a tragic week for youth mental-health deaths in Chicagoland. Six high school students have taken their own lives

On this page, I’ll attempt to track youth mental-health deaths that occur in Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane, Will, & Kendall Counties in the 2021-2022 school year, by name of the student’s school.

Each time a school is listed under a month represents one student.

Updated April 26, 2022

September

• Glenbard South High School (Glen Ellyn)

• Illinois Math & Science Academy (Aurora)

• Lincoln Way Central High School (New Lenox)

• Roycemore School (Evanston)

October

• Neuqua Valley High School (Naperville)

• Oswego East High School (Oswego)

November

• Downers Grove North High School (Downers Grove)

• Hinsdale South High School (Darien)

• Lincoln Park High School (Chicago)

• Minooka Community High School (Minooka)

• Neuqua Valley High School (Naperville)

• Providence Catholic High School (New Lenox)

• Timothy Christian School (Elmhurst)

• [School Unknown] (Melrose Park)

December

• Families of Faith Academy (Channahon)

January

• The Latin School (Chicago)

March

• Wheaton-Warrenville South High School (Wheaton)

• Benet Academy (Lisle)

Sources include news articles, police reports, county medical examiner/coroner registers, obituaries, & school or personal communications.