<p>this is tragic and frankly unconscionable–we do teach our kids to take suicide threats seriously and report them and then the school drops the ball. yes they sent the police which may have been the best INITIAL intervention but why not have the psychologist at the health center reach out to the student shortly thereafter. and there is no excuse for not informing parents–I am a mental health professional and when there is a life threatening situation there is no reason to worry about privacy over safety. we need to help colleges see this is their job–to actually help these students at risk. It is the right thing to do and needs to be addressed with students at orientation–“if you express or someone reports that you are a threat to yourself or others we will offer support you and assist you in locating appropriate care and will notify parents, and/or other responsible adult that you indicate.” How hard is this to do and what reasonable kid would object?</p>