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Consider court ruling's impact on higher ed's duty to prevent suicide
Author(s) -
Rooksby Jacob H.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
campus legal advisor
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-6239
pISSN - 1531-3999
DOI - 10.1002/cala.30837
Subject(s) - supreme court , duty , suicidal ideation , law , liability , political science , psychology , medicine , suicide prevention , medical emergency , poison control
In a major ruling involving potential institutional liability for student suicide, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in May described the legal duty institutions owe students who express plans to act on suicidal ideation or who have attempted suicide in the recent past.