• Facing a mental health crisis, the university system in question

    University students are worn out by a system that does not sufficiently invest in their well-being, mental health professionals explained.  Emma Ruzzon, a 23-year-old spokesperson for Italy’s largest student association, has been in the public eye since she voiced serious concerns about a university system that undermines mental health during her speech for the opening ceremony of the academic year on 13th February at the University of Padua. Five days before Emma’s speech, a 19-year-old student had taken her own life on a university campus in Milan. She had left a note in her purse, describing her life as a…