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Suicide Universities Policies and Procedures

Brooks Pierce

New Law Requires School Districts to Address Growing Suicide Rate in Youth

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In the latest Annual Report on Child Deaths in North Carolina(link is external), child deaths reached an all-time low in 2018. However, death by suicide has reached its highest rate ever. Suicide is the second leading cause...more

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Dissecting the Massachusetts Ruling Recognizing a Duty for Higher Education Institutions to Prevent Student Suicide

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A recent decision by Massachusetts’s highest court unanimously recognized that, under some circumstances, colleges and universities have a duty to protect students from suicide that, if violated, could result in tort...more

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