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Hamilton College was cited in a Time magazine article, "Can We Avoid Another Virginia Tech" (Aug. 7. 2007), which concerned campus mental health programs and early warning signs of a student's psychological distress. The article referred to Hamilton: "Campus administrators are restructuring RA training to focus less on mental health counseling; they say they are recognizing that these students are not professionals and can be overwhelmed by a crash course in how to be a shrink 101. Instead, RAs are being trained to refer students in potential danger to trained professionals who are best equipped to assist them."

Travis Hill, director of residential life was quoted as saying: "We used to provide a huge amount of information about mental health and counseling, and our RAs sometimes felt overwhelmed, or like they were counselors themselves. That's bad for them, and bad for the troubled student. Now, we're focused on making RAs a resource to make referrals to trained professionals who can handle potentially dangerous situations," Hill said.

Read the article: Time Magazine

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