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Suicide Rates at Elite Universities

Suicide Rates at Elite Universities

Another Example of Relativity?

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Deborah Ruf
Oct 07, 2024
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The suicide rate is higher at colleges and universities than among people the same age who do not go to university. However, I do not think it is the fault of the schools so much as it is about the young person being thrown into an environment that is entirely unlike the one left behind.

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