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College Murder New Student York

College Murder New Student York

Jared Lee Loughner, the Pima Community College student who is at the center of the recent shootings in Tucson, Arizona, had been referred to campus counseling services by his college algebra teacher due to his troubling behavior. According to The Washington Post, Loughner was served a suspension notice from PCC by a police officer due to multiple incidents in his algebra class, and was not allowed to return to classes without being cleared by a mental health professional.

Researchers are finding that more and more students are coming to college with pre-existing mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. However, as the number of students who potentially need mental health services on campuses grows and funding for such resources shrinks, colleges are scrambling to figure out how to support college students with mental illnesses while respecting the individual rights of all students.

College Students and Mental Illness

According to the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA,) colleges are not just seeing a rise in the number of cases of mental illness in college students, but also an increase in the severity of mental illness. A study conducted by Kansas State University shows "a significant increase in student psychopathology in 14 out of 19 areas, e.g., depression, suicidal thoughts, sexual assaults, personality disorders, and the like," with college and university counselors seeing an 85% increase in the number of more severe psychological disorders.