Counseling Services Educate Students for Suicide Prevention Awareness Day

By Tea Stewart September begins the start of National Suicide Prevention month to educate people on mental health in order to bring awareness to the issue of suicide. In the past six years, suicides in high school and college-aged kids have drastically increased. Per year on college campuses, there are approximately 1,100 suicides according to a 2009 study published by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Students experience significant amounts of stress from college curriculum, social life, and feelings of loneliness. For this reason, many colleges in the United…

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