Utah initiative aims to assess students' mental health needs

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah public colleges and universities do not track suicides among their students, but the campuses, starting this year, will regularly assess the mental health and wellness needs under a new systemwide initiative.
Nationally, there is surging national demand for mental health services on college campuses, according to a new Associated Press report. However, among the nation's 100 largest public universities, less than half tracked student suicides and just 27 did so consis