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I have deep sympathy for the parents of students who killed themselves at university. But Lord Lucas' proposal that universities should be forced to contact suicidal students' parents is dangerous. Many students are suicidal *because* of their parents.
I have deep sympathy for the parents of students who killed themselves at university. But Lord Lucas' proposal that universities should be forced to contact suicidal students' parents is dangerous. Many students are suicidal *because* of their parents.
(cw suicide) There's also a trend - I saw it in at least one BBC documentary - of parents comforting themselves that they could have prevented it. Well, maybe. Maybe not. Your child was very ill. Comfort yourself with grief counselling, not deluded & dangerous lawmaking.
(cw suicide) This sounds really callous of me. Let's just say I have faced down the absolute, stomach-turning terror of having to acknowledge that you alone cannot save someone just by trying. I can see why parents wouldn't want to either. But this is bigger than them.
(cw suicide) The only thing that can absolutely do anything to help suicidal people is proper mental healthcare. I don't mean university counsellors. I mean decent crisis support, therapy, supported medication, sick pay, social safety nets. For everyone, not just students. (Fin)
