LIVELife Leadership

With an expected 1,100 suicide deaths predicted for college students in the next year, a surprisingly low buzz is being made about why this problem exists, why it is increasing, and what to do to fix it. While some university officials have increased funding for student mental health services on campus, this has not appeared to help decrease the amount of suicides on campuses across the country. It is clear that the issues causing student suicide need to be addressed, rather than attempting to put a band aid on the problem after the fact. We’ve all undoubtedly heard many times that the world is an increasingly competitive place. This is certainly true, but is it necessary to place this burden on us young people directly out of high school? Young adults need a number of years to ease into an adult workload because of the stresses that they face upon leaving high school and moving out into the world. While it is likely that these stresses aren’t the only cause of student suicides, it ...