UNC Chapel Hill cancels classes to "reflect on the seriousness of mental health illness" after 2 deaths on campus

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[Libloather]

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is canceling classes on Tuesday to "acknowledge and reflect on the seriousness of mental health illness" after two recent deaths on campus, officials announced Sunday. The move comes after UNC Police investigated two suicides over the weekend, WRAL-TV reported.

"We are in the middle of a mental health crisis, both on our campus and across our nation, and we are aware that college-aged students carry an increased risk of suicide," Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz wrote to students in a letter Sunday. "This crisis has directly impacted members of our community - especially with the passing of two students on campus in the past month."

The decision comes after UNC's Graduate and Professional Student Government Board had called on the school to pause instruction Monday and Tuesday so students can seek help for mental health, CBS affiliate WNCN reported.

The school said it would soon launch a campus-wide campaign to promote and support mental health awareness.

"Students are encouraged to use this time to rest and to check in with each other during that day," Guskiewicz wrote.

The National Institute of Mental Health says suicide is the second leading cause of death among people age 10 to 34. Suicide attempts among teen girls also increased since pandemic lockdowns were put into place, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

[brianr10]

At Cornell, they were jumping into the gorge all the time.

[cgbg]

Really—give students something else to worry about—since they are already brainwashed to believe the planet will be destroyed by “climate change” in the next ten years....