NONE of us can image what the family of Elido Vargas have been going through this week.

Or how they are managing to get through, day by day.

What is clear is how loved he was. Tributes have been pouring in ever since his body was found in the grounds of a church, plunging the community in which he lives into mass grief.

Also, what is now clear, is the immense pride that Elido senior and Eiren had in Elido junior.

Here at The Argus we wanted to give them the opportunity to talk about Elido and pay tribute publicly and, of course, would have respected their request had they declined the offer.

But they wanted to highlight the importance of making sure we try to help young people who may be going through a difficult time.

At a previous newspaper a journalist at The Argus helped a family whose daughter had attempted suicide more than once. They had wanted to improve the availability of mental health services to those who desperately need help and that was achieved through raising awareness.

But in so many cases it is evident that a troubled youngster may not get that far. They may not have felt able to ask for help and speak out.

This is what Elido and Eiren want to highlight, how we all need to be careful and encourage youngsters to feel comfortable about speaking out.

Pressures on young people, be it through social media or their general day-to-day life, can feel immense.

At a time when they are perhaps at their most vulnerable. We must do all we can to help them through these difficult years.