There is an article the New York Times today detailing the findings of the VA government report on the VA Tech shootings and what went wrong. The report claims that though Cho was ordered to seek therapy and scheduled an appointment at the campus counselling center, he was given only a pre-screening interview, never actual therapy, and that the files regarding this interview have been lost.
To me, the saddest part of this story is not Cho (although that is plenty sad) but all the students who have the courage to seek out the counseling centers and don't get what they need. It breaks my heart that you can be brave enough to try to get that help and to end up another number shuffled through paperwork, forgotten, untreated, still alone.
I think that is part of what L21 should be about. By letting people know there is a community of support, maybe we can get them to try again, to push for the treatment they deserve, to seek out peers who can help them meet their own needs. But it certainly feels like a huge job...
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It could be an interesting guest blogger idea: for someone to write in detail--anonymously if he/she wants-- what it was like to seek help, each step of the way.
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