Week 8:Virginia Tech Massacre Has Altered Campus Mental Health Systems

• In Paragraph 7 it states that there are"three major types of change" List the three changes mentioned in the article.

Three Major Types of Change:

1. * Faculty are speaking up more about students who worry them. That’s accelerating a trend of more demand for mental health services that was already under way before the Virginia Tech shootings.
2. * Changes are being made to privacy policies. In Virginia, a measure signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Time Kaline requires colleges to bring parents into the loop when dependent students may be a danger to themselves or others.
3. * The stigma of mental illness, in some cases, has grown. “In general, the attention to campus mental health was desperately needed,” said Alison Malmon, founder of the national Active Minds group. But some of the debate, she added, “has turned in a direction that does not necessary support students.”

• Do you agree or disagree with the changes that are mentioned?

I do agree with the changes mentioned in the article. I haven't really come across any situation head on but through news channels and stories it is likely to conclude that more precautions are taken place to ensure the security of the campus. Where this is a doubt of causing harm i think there is nothing wrong with notifying the parents, actually as students take placement exams the parents should as well have a generalized test taken before the student starts off their semester at the college. The test should consist of the student habits, likes, dislikes, problems, and previous history on discipline, this way the faculty is able to start assisting the student way before hand. Through these precautions it is possible that the students will be supported and treated more effectively.

• What is the problem that many faculty members realized?

Many faculty members realized that the campuses are addressing security issues rather then the mental treatment that the kids deserve. Every college and university nowadays has their own text messaging system to inform in the cause of an emergency, but the whole point should be to avoid the emergency situation on the whole, not just the precautions during the situation.