The North Carolina State University is grieving after losing another student to suicide on Thursday — the fourth one to take their own life this semester. In the latest incident, a male sophomore w…
currently available, and we’ve asked our new student mental health task force to develop additional short-term and long-term strategies to help our students.”“I know that’s one of the things that bothers me a lot. So I understand where that struggle comes from. The need to succeed is big pressure,” Alessandro Dal Pra, a chemical engineering major, told WTVD.“I just keep going. Try not to stay stagnate. I go to the gym or find something to do,” Aaron Hills, a computer science major, said.
According to the NC State Center for Health and Statistics, suicide was the second leading cause of death for young people in the ages 10-18 in 2019, and the third leading cause of death for those 19-34, WRAL reported. Local psychotherapist Kamala Uzzell, who is familiar with university’s counseling center, said the school is doing all it can to support its students but still needs additional help. The massive public college has an undergraduate enrollment of over 26,000 students.
“If there is any failing, it’s that we need to have more focus, more attention and more money put toward mental health resources,” she told WRAL. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at
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