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Jed Foundation guide to prevent suicides.(NEWSWATCH)

Women in Higher Education

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The Jed Foundation, a nonprofit suicide-prevention group, has released a guide to clarify legal and ethical issues regarding student mental health.

"Student Mental Health and the Law" encourages colleges to establish leave of absence policies, offer insurance that includes mental health services and dismiss zero-tolerance policies that require dismissal of students who attempt suicide.

"There's this volume of misinformation that impacts peoples' handling of ...

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