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It's good that the student got help, but these students are adults, aren't they? Why can't they use the same resources as everyone else?
by matchbok 8y ago
It's good that the student got help, but these students are adults, aren't they? Why can't they use the same resources as everyone else?
- leetcrew 8y agosomewhat cynical perspective: maybe the long-term cost of a suicide on campus is greater than the cost to prevent them? one or two over the course of many years is sad, but probably not that damaging to the institution. on the other hand, if your school becomes an outlier, you probably start to feel it in the admissions department.
- 52-6F-62 8y agoI probably come from a very certain camp on these kinds of issues, but... Most students are hardly adults. They look it, but they are not necessarily yet fully equipped to manage themselves. And what if the people the same age who didn’t attend college— well, I would push for more and improved social programs to help them. Of course then you could reduce the staff at the colleges. I’m all for being proactive about rising needs like social and mental health issues, but I also think a reactive response needs to take place in the interim. The approach of “here’s a helpline phone number, now deal with it” hasn’t proven effective so far so why lean into it?
- mixmastamyk 8y agoBecause raising the cost of uni for everyone including poor folks to provide a bundled service they don’t need is not fair to them.