On college campuses, mental health emerges from the margins

By Alan Scher Zagier

"Mention first aid on a college campus, and most people will point toward the student health center, or perhaps an emergency medical kit in the nearest classroom or residence hall."

"University of Missouri psychologist Christy Hutton has a different definition. As coordinator of a new Mental Health First Aid training program, she and partner Sharon Thomas-Parks are teaching campus employees who come in close contact with students -- from professors and deans to advisers and admissions officers -- how to better recognize and respond to signs of mental illness. ..."

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