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[quote=Anonymous]Is there any way that you can phrase it to your daughter that bringing in the RA and the college counseling will be a way to help build a support network for both her and her roommate?

I went through depression in college and remember how confusing it was to navigate the resources available (which honestly weren't very useful anyway and I ended up with outside help that was much better).  Having a support system in place is critical to being able to get back on track and to get better so you need to try to get your daughter to understand that helping her roommate means helping her to build a support system without trying to make herself that entire system.  It's just too much for anyone to take on and even with the best intentions it's not healthy for either of them for your daughter to try to fill that role.

I don't know if it will help, but in your place I might also reach out to the head of residential life (dean?) and outline the situation and see if they have any other suggestions than telling your daughter that she needs to reach out when she feels that doing so would be betraying her roommate.[/quote]

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