College students need better mental health care. http://ow.ly/KrKo30hQxRp
On Faculty and Mental Illness http://ow.ly/W6Q130hzcq5
Colleges help students de-stress as anxiety, depression rise. http://ow.ly/sLMF30hy81O
Tracking could provide valuable information on trends, policies and practices that discourage suicide. http://ow.ly/o9GN30hxAfx
College can be brutal for students with serious mental health conditions. Program offers support their schools can’t provide. http://ow.ly/2keR30ho5oJ
A Crisis Line That Calms With Texting and Data. This is a cool idea to reach students when they are in crisis. And it provides a tremendous database for understanding effective treatments for mental health crises. http://ow.ly/stSI30hc0ha
Wow! Really powerful and helpful. A must watch for students, faculty and administrators. http://ow.ly/8VFj30hbKAF
18 colleges discourage court from finding a duty to prevent suicide. They admit that such a duty could result in a higher number of involuntary withdrawals which could discourage students from seeking help out of concern that their school would overreact. http://ow.ly/9B4730hblSw
Promising treatment for bipolar disorder. http://ow.ly/HnJt30gWgbH
Fairness as a guiding principle is expected. But, employing strategic risk management could screen out students with mental illness before admission. ie. UC Mich has a separate process which applies only to students who have engaged in self harm. Fair? http://ow.ly/s0C130gW9zJ
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