November 15, 2006

Gifted Detroiter's suicide highlights troubling trend

An article reprinted from the Michigan Citizen regarding the suicide of a Brown University student who was on leave and living in Detroit includes comments by Galen Duncan, who works in the counseling office at Wayne State. "College defines the type of person you are, what job you'll have, how much money you'll make, your lifestyle and friends," he explained. "People put a lot into this and when it doesn't go the right way (they) have adverse feelings and ideas." The article mentions that WSU's counseling office sees at least two or three students a week who have attempted suicide and many more who have thought about it.

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