College Tries Novel Tactic to Prevent Suicide

The transition to college is stressful for most students, but those attending New College of Florida often have an added layer of angst. New College is Florida’s honor college, which means it attracts some of the state’s brightest — and therefore some of its most successful, competitive and driven students. No grades are given, just critical written assessments from professors, jacking up the stress levels of those used to snagging A-pluses with ease. Many students each year find their way to the campus Counseling and Wellness Center for help coping with stress or depression. The quiet ones, with secret thoughts of suicide, worry Anne Fisher, psychologist and program director of the center.