Suicide at NYU

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<p>just weeks into school, a freshman committed suicide at NYU yesterday.</p>

<p><a href=“http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2007/09/21/News/Student.Jumps.From.Dorm.Roof.In.Apparent.Suicide-2985112.shtml[/url]”>http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2007/09/21/News/Student.Jumps.From.Dorm.Roof.In.Apparent.Suicide-2985112.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>ahhh, its just so very sad that young people can feel such despair.</p>

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<p>I did not know about this but truly am saddened. I have a child who attends NYU. </p>

<p>It so happens, I’m sorry to say, that my other child, also in college, was touched by suicide in the past week. A good friend, and former captain of her varsity team at her college, who had left school before finishing up her degree, just committed suicide. My D has had to deal with this and took it upon herself to call all the girls who have already graduated on the team. She is getting memories from all past teammates and photos and will have it published by a printer to bring to the memorial service coming up. It is all so devastatingly heartbreaking when such promising young people are so troubled to take their own lives which profoundly affects those who care about them. My heart aches for all these parents and siblings the most.</p>

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<p>soozievt, my condolences to your daughter. It is always difficult for a young person to deal with the death of one of their peers, particularly under such tragic circumstances. The memory book is a heart touching way to express her feelings of loss and provide support to the family involved.</p>

<p>Being away at college can be a time of stress and isolation for some. It’s so important for us as parents to keep our fingers on the pulse of our kids lives, even as they are evolving into independent adults.</p>

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<p>There are probably hundreds (?) of suicides on college campuses every year that no one ever hears about. I believe Brigham Young Univ. had one recently. Sadly, they are not uncommon. Nor are they uncommon outside of college.</p>

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<p>weenie, Unfortunately, I think that you are right. My son received this recently:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.jmu.edu/pubsafety/TimelyNotifications/2007/TimeNote08-30-07.pdf[/url]”>http://www.jmu.edu/pubsafety/TimelyNotifications/2007/TimeNote08-30-07.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you MichaelNKat. It has been a sad experience.</p>