Students and mental illness
Colleges and universities should train faculty, staff and students to look for warning signs and encourage troubled individuals to seek help, says Elyn Saks, professor of law and psychiatry at USC.
A UCLA student has been charged with attempted murder for last week's unprovoked stabbing of a classmate in the school's chemistry lab. Earlier this year, a UCLA professor who taught the alleged attacker reported concerns about the student's mental health to campus administrators. What legal responsibilities do colleges have in handling students' mental health issues, and what actions are they able to take?
Guests:
Elyn Saks, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, USC
Michael Young, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at UC Santa Barbara. He is a co-chair of the UC system-wide Student Mental Health Oversight Committee
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