UNC Chapel Hill to cancel classes Tuesday for a 'Wellness Day' after suicide investigations
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The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced Sunday, World Mental Health Day, it is canceling classes Tuesday to observe what it called a "Wellness Day."
In a message posted from Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz, the university said it is "taking a moment to acknowledge and reflect on the seriousness of mental health illness and the challenges we face as we wrestle with the stress and pressures of our world today."
In the wake of two student suicides in the past month, Guskiewicz said the decision to observe a Wellness Day was due to "a mental health crisis," an elevated suicide rate among college-aged students, and after consultation over the weekend with students and faculty leaders.
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