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Colleges on alert for warning signs.
Byline: James Vaznis and Carey Goldberg
Apr. 19--In recent years, universities have been trying to weave stronger nets to catch students who are potentially dangerous to themselves and others. But even so, college officials and mental health specialists say that some -- like Virginia Tech's Seung-Hui Cho -- may still slip through.
From big-name private colleges to small public schools, universities are focusing on student mental health as never before. At MIT, every faculty member last fall received a pamphlet on how to help students in distress. UMass-Lowell administrators held a faculty dinner two months ago to discuss warning signs of mental illness and have followed up with workshops on the challenges of the current generation of students.
Mental health services that used to serve largely as career counseling centers now often assess or treat many students with real psychiatric illnesses. Colleges try to train parents, roommates, and faculty in the…
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