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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went on reddit and the kids report being happy.  Some even say they are living the happiest years of their life.
Sorry you had a poor experience and were depressed 30 years ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/princeton/s/HFhBBnFxKr

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NP.

So? Lots of people posting on the Internet are masking issues. Sometimes being in denial is worse.

But let’s say 99% of the students at Princeton are perfectly content. That doesn’t mean more can’t be done for the other 1%, and in a way that educates the content 99% on how to respond to issues they may have later in life. Princeton has the resources to do things other schools can learn from, but all schools should be asking how to help students learn about holistic health in ways that help them now and in the future. [/quote]

The comments were blaming the school and making it look like everyone there is miserable. Mental health resources exist at Princeton and are accessible. The kids  need to recognize when they are in trouble, reach out and get help.
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Mental health resources exist everywhere, but that doesn’t mean schools are anywhere close to where they should be. A student in crisis may not seek out help the way they would if, say, they had a sore throat. Some of that can be changed by better education of resources before the crisis. Sometimes it’s the faculty or admin who need some training. Also, destigmatizing mental health treatment goes a long way in getting students to utilitize existing resources. A few comments on this thread illustrate that very stigma issue. [/quote]

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