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Va. Tech Shooting: Privacy Laws Are Inhibiting Gun Control Legislation
Ann Clemmons
May 03, 2007
Cho Seung-Hui a tormented young man, already exhibiting crazed behavior, ignored the advice of a teacher, slipped through a mental health care facility, conned campus police, and bought two firearms. Teachers, students,…
May 03, 2007
Cho Seung-Hui a tormented young man, already exhibiting crazed behavior, ignored the advice of a teacher, slipped through a mental health care facility, conned campus police, and bought two firearms. Teachers, students,…
Tags: blog, commentary, gun control, mental health, privacy
Cho Seung-Hui: A Lone Deranged Gunman?
Thursday, April 19. 2007
As all of America mourns the deaths which occurred on the Virginia Tech campus, bloggers are drawing comparisons to the body count that issues daily from Iraq. See a particularly poignant post from Floyd Rudmin of…
As all of America mourns the deaths which occurred on the Virginia Tech campus, bloggers are drawing comparisons to the body count that issues daily from Iraq. See a particularly poignant post from Floyd Rudmin of…
Tags: blog, cho, commentary, mental health, mental illness
Mental Health is Everyone's Business
4-30-07
Mental Health is Everyone's Business: Historical Reflections on the Virginia Tech Shootings
By Heather Munro Prescott
Ms. Prescott is Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. Her book, Student Bodies: The…
Mental Health is Everyone's Business: Historical Reflections on the Virginia Tech Shootings
By Heather Munro Prescott
Ms. Prescott is Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. Her book, Student Bodies: The…
Tags: disability rights, history, mental health
The vanity of reason: making sense of the Virginia Tech tragedy
Gene Koo - Thursday, April 19th, 2007 @ 5:52 pm
Soon after an initial outpouring of shock and grief at the senseless murder of 32 members of the Virginia Tech community, we began seeking explanations for the tragedy. By all accounts Seung-Hui Cho,…
Soon after an initial outpouring of shock and grief at the senseless murder of 32 members of the Virginia Tech community, we began seeking explanations for the tragedy. By all accounts Seung-Hui Cho,…
Tags: blog, commentary, mental health, mental illness
Mental hygiene weighs tough options
Published: Friday, April 27, 2007
Maggie Reid
Staff Reporter
In her sophomore year at Yale, Naasiha Siddiqui '07 found herself facing more problems than just the sophomore slump. Siddiqui was severely depressed, and when she checked into…
Maggie Reid
Staff Reporter
In her sophomore year at Yale, Naasiha Siddiqui '07 found herself facing more problems than just the sophomore slump. Siddiqui was severely depressed, and when she checked into…
Tags: mental health, rights, yale
Looking Forward
By David J. Skorton
May 2 2007
I had intended this final column of the academic year to be one mainly of gratitude to my colleagues at The Cornell Daily Sun and to readers of the newspaper for permitting me this space and for the tremendously…
May 2 2007
I had intended this final column of the academic year to be one mainly of gratitude to my colleagues at The Cornell Daily Sun and to readers of the newspaper for permitting me this space and for the tremendously…
Tags: campus security, cornell, mental health
Student Mental Health Problems Rise at C.U.
By Gallagher Hannan
Sun Staff Writer
May 3 2007
The tragedy at Virginia Tech has put the entire college community on edge. Although it is clear that this incident was isolated, it has raised important questions about the prevalence of high…
Sun Staff Writer
May 3 2007
The tragedy at Virginia Tech has put the entire college community on edge. Although it is clear that this incident was isolated, it has raised important questions about the prevalence of high…
Tags: cornell, mental health
Big Red Flag
By Claire Readhead
Apr 30 2007
The paradox of mental health services, generally, hovers around the issue of consent. Most mental health services require voluntary participation from the patient, except in extreme cases. Thus, the question…
Apr 30 2007
The paradox of mental health services, generally, hovers around the issue of consent. Most mental health services require voluntary participation from the patient, except in extreme cases. Thus, the question…
Tags: cornell, mental health, student rights
Forum looks at current issues
Media's responses to Virginia Tech shootings spur discussion about ethnicity, mental health, violence
By Eli Rosenberg
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
The issues of ethnicity, mental health, and violence in American society were some of the key…
By Eli Rosenberg
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
The issues of ethnicity, mental health, and violence in American society were some of the key…
Health service lacking funds, staff
By Elise Ma
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Since last week's shootings at Virginia Tech, officials at UCLA's Student Psychological Services have received many more calls than usual from people reporting concerns about other students.
While…
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Since last week's shootings at Virginia Tech, officials at UCLA's Student Psychological Services have received many more calls than usual from people reporting concerns about other students.
While…
Tags: funding issues, health services, mental health, ucla
Student privacy under scrutiny
Shooting sparks national debate
By: Eric Johnson, Senior Writer
Posted: 5/24/07
Congress is wading into the turbulent debate about campus safety in the aftermath of last month's shootings at Virginia Tech and is considering possible…
By: Eric Johnson, Senior Writer
Posted: 5/24/07
Congress is wading into the turbulent debate about campus safety in the aftermath of last month's shootings at Virginia Tech and is considering possible…
Tags: mental health, privacy, unc
Thoughts About Media Coverage of the Virginia Tech Tragedy
posted 5.01.07
Otto Wahl, Ph.D., University of Hartford
The tragic death of 33 students at Virginia Tech has shocked and saddened us all. Given the mental health aspects of the situation, it is not surprising that there has been much in the…
Otto Wahl, Ph.D., University of Hartford
The tragic death of 33 students at Virginia Tech has shocked and saddened us all. Given the mental health aspects of the situation, it is not surprising that there has been much in the…
Universities mull privacy
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The revelation that Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-Hui had a documented history of psychological problems is likely to intensify an already heated debate about how campuses handle troubled students.
A number of high-profile…
A number of high-profile…
Tags: mental health, student privacy, unc
Counseling and Support Information for Students and Employees
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:34:30 -0400
From: Virginia.Tech.news@vt.edu
To: Multiple recipients
Subject: Counseling and Support Information for Students and Employees
August 17, 2007
Counselors from Cook Counseling Center and ValueOptions…
From: Virginia.Tech.news@vt.edu
To: Multiple recipients
Subject: Counseling and Support Information for Students and Employees
August 17, 2007
Counselors from Cook Counseling Center and ValueOptions…
Tags: counseling, human resources, mental health, support
UC Irvine's Counseling and Health Services Are Under-Funded
By Emilie Doolittle
Staff Writer
Three weeks ago, before midnight, a student was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the Social Science Building at UC Irvine. He had committed suicide. Two weeks ago was the Virginia Tech massacre. In…
Staff Writer
Three weeks ago, before midnight, a student was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the Social Science Building at UC Irvine. He had committed suicide. Two weeks ago was the Virginia Tech massacre. In…
What We Can Learn From Virginia Tech
By Dr. Thomas Parham
In the wake of the tragic events that occurred at Virginia Tech University, many in our community will be forced to wrestle with and confront some tough questions and concerns. Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims…
In the wake of the tragic events that occurred at Virginia Tech University, many in our community will be forced to wrestle with and confront some tough questions and concerns. Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims…
Enlightened
My youngest son, Travis Miller graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006, and my experiences goe back gto my early teens. As a woman, a Mom, and a researcher, the events of April 16, 2007, grabbed my full attention, and still do.
You see, since 1993, I…
You see, since 1993, I…
Tags: mental health, mental illness, parent, therapy
Reflections on a Mass Homicide (Commentary)
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Reflections on a Mass Homicide
Jimmy Lee,1 MBBS, MMed (Psych), Tih-Shih Lee,1,2 MD, PhD, FRCP (C), Beng-Yeong Ng,1 MBBS, MMed (Psych), FAMS
1 Department of Psychiatry, Singapore General Hospital,…
Commentary
Reflections on a Mass Homicide
Jimmy Lee,1 MBBS, MMed (Psych), Tih-Shih Lee,1,2 MD, PhD, FRCP (C), Beng-Yeong Ng,1 MBBS, MMed (Psych), FAMS
1 Department of Psychiatry, Singapore General Hospital,…
Anniversary Reactions to a Traumatic Event
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:00:00 -0400
From: Unirel@vt.edu
To: Multiple recipients
Subject: Anniversary Reactions to a Traumatic Event
Here is some information from the university's Cook Counseling Center and the university Employee…
From: Unirel@vt.edu
To: Multiple recipients
Subject: Anniversary Reactions to a Traumatic Event
Here is some information from the university's Cook Counseling Center and the university Employee…
On-campus mental illness issues unique
By Dick Durbin
RRSTAR.COM
Posted Apr 17, 2008 @ 10:59 PM
This week, our nation marked the anniversary of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech that took 32 lives and wounded 17 other people. Just two months ago, our state was stunned to witness…
RRSTAR.COM
Posted Apr 17, 2008 @ 10:59 PM
This week, our nation marked the anniversary of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech that took 32 lives and wounded 17 other people. Just two months ago, our state was stunned to witness…