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Suicide: A Parenting Dilemma

In light of the most recent suicide on Cornell University’s campus, on March 11, 2010, the college has acquired the derogatory moniker as a “Suicide School”. Facing pressure from parents and the media to identify the source of the problem and the university’s responsibility to “fix it”, professionals and college administrators have weighed in on this issue. While most people would agree that the university has taken significant steps to address the problem including suspending privacy of college students in favor of contacting parents about grades and mental health issues, many question whether this is a problem unique to the Cornells, Harvards and MITs of the world or indicative of a growing trend amongst our young adults.