Student with Mental Illness

GladGradDad
Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:32:39 +0000

It sounds as if your D and her friends did everything right except for the blaming themselves part of it which you rightly point out they shouldn’t be doing because this isn’t about them, it’s about his own issues.

She also needs to think about how if this person was in his right mind and overheard the conversation with the RA he’d actually be happy that his friends cared enough about him to attempt to correct the situation. Of course, it doesn’t sound like he’s in a right state of mind.

I hope the school intervenes before it’s too late for him or others. If your D doesn’t see any progress in a day or two she should contact the RA again and ask what action was taken just to make sure it was at least escalated to others. She should also be careful around this guy.