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Sunday, October 05, 2003
Colleges join Web counseling service to reduce suicides - SHANNON DININNY, Associated Press
Faced with a growing number of student suicides, some universities are trying to combat the trend by offering depressed students the anonymity of the Internet to seek mental-health counseling. More than 80 universities across the country –– including both the universities of Kentucky and Louisville and Morehead State University in Morehead, Ky. –– have signed up so far for Ulifeline.org, which provides students a link to school mental health centers for information, counseling or to schedule appointments. At the same time, the free program gives universities the chance to help ailing students by using their favorite tool: the Internet.
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