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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, does it cross the line if I reach out to the academic advisor of the kid and ask them to check on the kid using academic reasons ( the kid missed many hw already and grade is tanking)? [/quote]

Yes.

Call mental health services at the school and give them the name. Or call the staff of your child's dorm building - they will say they cannot give you any information. That does NOT mean that YOU cannot give THEM information. I was an RA. I would go through an entire script whenever I spoke with a parent - but I wrote down EVERY word they said and then discuss with my boss. If someone called and said "my child is Larla Jones and she keeps reporting to me that her roommate is severely depressed and she's scared of suicide...." that would have been elevated IMMEDIATELY to higher ups. I would have gone through my whole script "I cannot confirm nor deny that Larla lives here, but if she does I will convey whatever message....blah blah blah" but then I would have either connected you to my boss to share the info (she would have used the same script), and then we would have met with the student and helped get into the mental health counseling office. And we would have watched them carefully and tried to draw them into social situations.

There are no perfect responses to this situation. Staying silent is the only wrong one.[/quote]

Thanks for the information. My worry is that if I report, DC may stop telling me things. They are far from home, and I appreciate the trust.[/quote]

Or she’ll be relieved that her roommate is getting help finally and it’s no longer her responsibility. [/quote]

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