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Re:Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection by aaron695 on Sunday September 06, 2015 @11:31PM (#10179948)
> Nationally, the suicide rate among 15- to 24-year-olds has increased modestly but steadily since 2007: from 9.6 deaths per 100,000 to 11.1, in 2013 (the latest year available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

I possibly missed it but how does that compare to on campus? the supposed point of the article.

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Re:Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection by mc32 on Monday September 07, 2015 @02:03AM (#10180265)
Also, one alternative is people not striving to succeed and then being depressed about not having achieved anything, relatively. Or perhaps there is a middle where everyone is happy being average like everyone else.

That said, if there is an uptick in this symptom of society at large, society should try to figure out the cause and then decide if this is a deal we're willing to make.

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