Officials: discuss suicide early with teens and preteens – Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens in Indiana, but it’s a death that remains preventable, NewsChannel 18 spoke with mental health profes…

Policies hamper students' return from mental health leave

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After his close friend and hallmate committed suicide in 2004, Nott sought treatment for depression from the University Counseling Center, according to court documents. Under the influence of the prescription sleeping pill Ambien, Nott experienced …
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Don't suffer in silence

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The battalions of people trained to deal with students' mental illnesses — RAs, counselors, deans, peer health educators — cannot help someone who refuses to seek assistance. Any effort to reduce the national college suicide rate must involve …
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