ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The last time mother and daughter spoke was Thanksgiving. Raiden Toms-Moonin, 15, who was getting treatment at the Oak Plains Academy in Tennessee, was having a hard time being away from her family in Alaska so she spoke to her mother, Margaret Moonin by phone.
Moonin said her daughter had suicidal ideations and had attempted suicide several times. The most recent attempt, she says, was inside Moonin’s home. Raiden’s parents say they were unable to find long-term treatment centers in Alaska so they started looking Outside, which is when they learned about Oak Plains Academy.
On its website, the company boasts of having a “wooded campus” and “rolling hills” as well as a full-size gym with opportunities for fishing, hiking softball and basketball.“If I knew that was the last time I spoke to her there is so much more I would have said,” Moonin said. “I’m just glad that I said what I did, I’m glad it wasn’t a bad conversation that we were yelling or fighting or I said something that I would ultimately regret, but I wish I would have said more.
What did the children die of ? Forgive me I haven’t heard the story.