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Thursday, April 19, 2007

It's been a challenging week.

Campus mental health is at the forefront of the discussion of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech this week. Below are some stories that might provide some much-needed context:

  1. Statement: Coping with the Tragedies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Read the statement by Alison Malmon, L-21 founding member and executive director of Active Minds on Campus
  2. Video: ABC's Good Morning America
    Watch Alison on ABC's Good Morning America
  3. News: “What we really need to do is encourage students to seek mental health treatment if they need it, to remove any barriers to their getting help, destigmatize it, and make it safe, so they know there won’t be negative consequences,” said Karen Bower, a lawyer at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington." Read the full article in the New York Times...
  4. Discussion: Check out this thread at Care2.com.
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