Preventing Suicide Among College Students

Privacy rules that keep colleges from notifying parents of a student’s distress may be costing lives. Some solutions include granting permission in advance or having a friend alert the family. This column is a plea to all current and future college students and their families to deal openly and constructively with emotional, social and academic […]

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You’re not alone! Txt4Life.org

txt4life is a free, confidential texting service operating in select areas of Minnesota. By texting the word “LIFE” to 61222, people are connected to trained counselors who can help with thoughts of suicide, give advice on how to help a friend who might be thinking of suicide, and offer supportive listening when texters go through […]

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