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ERIC Number: EJ806257
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jun
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0003-0945
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Mind Shifts
Kennedy, Mike
American School & University, v80 n11 p16-22 Jun 2008
In hindsight, the warning signs were abundant that Seung-Hui Cho was mentally troubled and potentially dangerous. However, authorities at Virginia Tech did not put together all the pieces until after the 23-year-old student opened fire on the Blacksburg campus on April 16, 2007, and killed 32 people before taking his own life. In the aftermath of last year's tragedy, administrators at Virginia Tech and countless other schools and universities began to examine the lessons to be learned so they could respond more quickly and effectively to the next crisis on campus. Another key aspect of schools' self-examinations should focus not on how to react to a crisis, but how to prevent one. Numerous task forces and study groups formed after the Virginia Tech tragedy have concluded that schools and universities can do a better job identifying and providing services for students like Cho who are experiencing mental-health problems. This article discusses several tips on how educators and administrators can identify and provide treatment for students with mental-health problems.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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