The Chronicle of Higher Education
By Sara Lipka
August 4, 2011
Washington
Almost half of military veterans who are enrolled in college have contemplated suicide at some point, and 20 percent have planned to kill themselves, according to a study presented here on Thursday at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Full Story: http://chronicle.com/article/Half-of-Student-Veterans-Have/128524/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
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Friday, August 5, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Dealing With the Depressed
Inside Higher Ed
June 29, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — How far can colleges go to stop students who are threatening to commit suicide?
It’s a fundamental question for college and university officials who work in the fields of student affairs, counseling and mental health -- and for the lawyers who may have to deal with the aftermath, and sometimes see mental health issues as a minefield of potential litigation.
At a session Tuesday here at the annual meeting of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, experts in legal affairs and mental health urged colleges to do all they can to get students who are threatening to harm themselves into treatment, or to get them off campus if the situation continues to deteriorate.
Full Story: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/29/lawyers_discuss_issues_of_suicidal_students
June 29, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — How far can colleges go to stop students who are threatening to commit suicide?
It’s a fundamental question for college and university officials who work in the fields of student affairs, counseling and mental health -- and for the lawyers who may have to deal with the aftermath, and sometimes see mental health issues as a minefield of potential litigation.
At a session Tuesday here at the annual meeting of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, experts in legal affairs and mental health urged colleges to do all they can to get students who are threatening to harm themselves into treatment, or to get them off campus if the situation continues to deteriorate.
Full Story: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/29/lawyers_discuss_issues_of_suicidal_students
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Foxconn asks Chinese workers to sign 'no suicide' pledge
WantChinaTimes
Staff reporter
2011-05-03
19:02 (GMT+8)
An investigation revealed that Foxconn's workers employed in China's Apple iPad and iPhone factories were forced to sign "no suicide" pledges.
An investigation of the 500,000 workers by the Centre for Research on Multinational Companies together with Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (Sacom) found appalling conditions in the factories, according to The Economic Times.
The investigation showed that managers at the Foxconn factories ordered new workers to sign a 'no suicide' pledge to protect against the tragedies of the previous year.
Full Story: http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20110503000163&cid=1204
Staff reporter
2011-05-03
19:02 (GMT+8)
An investigation revealed that Foxconn's workers employed in China's Apple iPad and iPhone factories were forced to sign "no suicide" pledges.
An investigation of the 500,000 workers by the Centre for Research on Multinational Companies together with Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (Sacom) found appalling conditions in the factories, according to The Economic Times.
The investigation showed that managers at the Foxconn factories ordered new workers to sign a 'no suicide' pledge to protect against the tragedies of the previous year.
Full Story: http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20110503000163&cid=1204
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