There’s a certain heartbreak in knowing we can’t shield our children from everything. We try. Of course we try. We hold their hands across roads, vet their schools, teach them about kindness, danger, and boundaries. But life, even with all our planning, isn’t predictable. And sometimes, the very places we trust to protect our children are the ones that leave the deepest scars.

It’s a thought most of us would rather push aside. The idea that the systems built to support young people could cause h...