What can we do?

Our communities are losing young people to drugs, suicide, and other forms of violence, but what can be done about it? To read the appeal by Mark McLaughlin, "The graduation speech you'll never hear," made at the Somerville Youth Peace Conference, go to boston.com/cityweekly. To share your thoughts, reactions, or solutions, write to City Weekly at ciweek@globe.com. Please include your name, a daytime phone number (for verification only), and your neighborhood, city, or town. Responses may be edited for length and grammar.