
On a day filled with politics and SPAK, with protests and noise, the voice of a 17-year-old girl was silenced.
Her letter, found on the cover of her cell phone, was a call that no one heard.
Now, after her departure, questions remain:
Could he have been saved?
Can the next Ersa be saved?
The event is related to school, but not everything should stay there. School is not just a place to learn math and history; it is an environment where children's identities are formed, where they seek acceptance, and where they often face prejudice and bullying.
Ersa felt isolated, mocked, forgotten. Did the psychologist understand that her words were not a confession, but an SOS?
"I'm not ashamed of my clothing, my parents have that much choice."
With one sentence, Ersa reminds us of reality: a society where value is measured by the clothes you wear, the cell phone you use, the place you live. When social status becomes a weapon that humiliates them, the "Ers" feel powerless and surrender.
"Who should I turn to? Who should I open my heart to?"
Mental health problems are not only stigmatized, but neglected. “Don't worry/don't worry” is the most common advice given. There are many who feel alone: ??they don't talk to their family, they don't trust their psychologist, they don't feel safe in society and they feel like a burden to others.
But how many times have we heard after a tragedy: "I saw it yesterday, it looked good"?
How difficult is it for parents, teachers, and psychologists to recognize the signs of depression? How much does a dedicated line to help teenagers cost?
What should we do so that we don't lose the next Ersa?
If we want no one else to feel the 17-year-old's pain, sadness alone is not enough.
Children/teenagers should not be listened to with their ears, but with their hearts.
They need to learn at home about the weight of words, they need to learn that words hurt more than fists.
There was a time when all children had a uniform. Is this requirement excessive or outdated?
In the end, for whom do the bells toll? For Ersa? Yes. But not only.
When a child leaves this world because they feel hopeless, this is a failure of society. Ersa should not be just a tragic news that is forgotten after a few days. Because even if we close our eyes and ears, the bell rings. And it rings for everyone.