Word: mental
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though few in the community realize it, the first week of October marked the annual observation of National Mental Illness Awareness Week...
...disturbing that most of Harvard is unaware of the week as it is that Harvard often seems to be unaware of mental illness...
...might think that this community would be even more sensitive to mental illness than most given the fact that at least one student, and sometimes more, commits suicide each year. Moreover, the tragedy of the Dunster House murder-suicide is barely more than two years distant, and is still a part of the institutional memory. Perhaps the greatest tragedy is that even after such a conscience-shattering event, little has changed in the life of the University...
Instead of counting on good fortune to prevent or at least limit future tragedies, the University and the community should be more active. The resources available to students suffering from either acute or chronic mental illness should be enhanced and better publicized...
...stigma associated with these services must be eliminated. Most importantly, tutors and proctors should be trained to recognize the symptoms and warning signs of depression and other mental illnesses which threaten members of the community. Students should not have to rely on parents and doctors who may be hundreds or even thousands of miles away to come to their aid during a period of life-threatening illness...