After 2 suicides, SLU cancels Friday classes asking students to focus on their mental health | Saint-Louis news headlines
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – Students at the University of Saint Louis rely on the school for mental health resources following two student suicides.
Students say a person committed suicide near a dining hall on September 11. On Monday, police said a student committed suicide at a university residence. A student-initiated petition calls on the university to go beyond 10 free counseling sessions and hire more staff.
A junior says the COVID-19 pandemic is stressing students, especially freshmen.
“A new place, a new building, new people, freshmen who haven’t been to school because of COVID coming to college, thrown into classrooms, a normal life that hasn’t happened in a year and a half, ”said junior Shannon Honquest.
Undergraduate courses at Saint Louis University will be canceled on Friday, September 24 for a day focused on mental health and connection. Learn more: https://t.co/6ehd1dOSB8
– Saint Louis University (@SLU_Official) September 22, 2021
SLU says it is extending counseling hours and waiving fees for the remainder of September. The university is also canceling classes on Friday, asking students to focus on mental health. If you know someone who needs help, click here.
All members of the Saint Louis University community are invited to a prayer service on September 22 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier College Church. The prayer service will be broadcast live and can be viewed here: https://t.co/3SJcTVkM6Z pic.twitter.com/X55xGoeejb
– Saint Louis University (@SLU_Official) September 21, 2021
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