He had to deal with the death of his brother Ally and was never able to get the counseling he needed to deal with it successfully. While major life events can affect anyone, they are extremely prevalent where the worst schools in the country are located. Within urban centers there is a pervasive amount of gang and gun violence, premature death, and mass incarceration. Most public schools are unable to handle students' mental health and counseling needs. For example, “Not all schools have staff who address the well-being of each student, nor therapists who work with students with mental illnesses” (San Jose). School counselors could be crucial in reducing dropout rates and cases of severe mental stress. Holden's view was that: "I can't care much... I'm fine if you fail me, since I'm failing everything else except English anyway... I only wrote that damned note" so that didn't feel too guilty for failing me" (Salinger). He was bored with school and possessed a nonchalant attitude about success and continuing his learning. For Holden, simply having a school counselor to help him could have allowed him to reevaluate his behavior and perhaps change the path he was taking. Like many other students, he had mental health needs that simply needed to be met, but are not present in schools. The wrong motivations and ideals are