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Universities must treat students better, says UK father whose son killed himself
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2023
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Very happy for you. That sounds like a tough experience. At the school I teach now, there is tremendous support, but I can't recall much of that at Uni. The problem with having to reach out is that depression puts you in a place where you're simply unable to even do that.
I totally get that. I didn't reach out until I was at a breaking point where I had nothing to lose. I thought at least I should try emailing and see what happens before I end it all
Ended up having a meeting with an advisor who could see I was in no state to continue so they allowed me to suspend. I assume she filled out the evidence part because on the form it asks for evidence but the advisor did not ask me for any
Thank you! I go back in 5-6 weeks
I think that's just the general shift towards mental health, I also recall no help at all during school but now that time has changed, the schools I used to go to put more significance to mental health. It's a good move
It's a great move, if that's the case, and I hope it is.
The other issue here, of course, is the complexity of each person's circumstances. It's not clear from that article what that person's family relationships were. I wonder what role that played. Where does a family's responsibility end and an educational institution's begin?
Yeah that is very true. I can only speak from my own experience, everyone goes through struggles differently than others. And that article could be true for some unis, especially the one the student in the article went to