Mental illness strains school counselors
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070419/ap_on_he_me/virginia_tech_mental_health"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070419/capt.775e7d64a56545369f6edb1de118ad2f.addition_virginia_tech_shooting_ny135.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=Ub9TaXuMrYIwWhESuA9.Dw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="This video frame grab image taken from a video aired by NBC News on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 shows Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui. The video was part of a package allegedly mailed to the network on Monday, April 16 between Cho's first and second shootings on the Virginia Tech campus. NBC said that a time stamp on the package indicated the material was mailed in the two-hour window between the first burst of gunfire in a high-rise dormitory and the second fusillade, at a classroom building. Thirty-three people died in the rampage, including the gunman, who committed suicide. (AP Photo/NBC, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Across America, college counseling centers are strained by rising numbers of mentally ill students and surging demand for mental health services — a challenging trend as campus officials try to identify potential threats like the unstable Virginia Tech gunman.</p><br clear="all"/>

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