Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer, a victim of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, died at the age of 26. His family reported that he died by suicide after a prolonged battle with mental health issues that began soon after the military attack that left 17 dead.

Metayer was a senior in high school when shooter Nikolas Cruz opened fire inside the class. According to his family, the psychological effects of that occurrence deeply altered the course of his life.

Diagnosis and problems accessing health care

After the killing, Metayer began to isolate himself and manifest symptoms that were later diagnosed as schizophrenia. For several years, he was hospitalized multiple times for mental health problems and depressive views, according to his home.

In 2021, he received treatment under Florida's Baker Act, which allows for spontaneous confinement for emergency medical examinations.

This measure even entailed a momentary limitations on the purchase of firearms through a safe order.

His family members noted that facing the mental health system, coupled with structural barriers and monetary limitations, hindered his healing process.

A Period of Recovery and New Projects

Consequently, Metayer began therapy at the Henderson Clinic and with a personal psychotherapist, a process his household described as vital to his stabilization. During that time, he obtained an information technology certification and began working at an Office Depot store in Coral Springs, where he was promoted.

" He was beginning to build a future he may feel in", his household expressed in a fundraising campaign.

A Call to Action on Mental Health and Gun Crime

Earlier this month, after his safe get expired, Metayer legally acquired a rifle. Weeks later, he died at his home home, according to his friends. The home created a GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral expenses and build a support account at the Henderson Clinic. To date, the program has raised over$ 22, 000. " Donovan's moving is a painful reminder of the lasting stress of gun violence and the mental health problems affecting so many young people", they stated.

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