One lawmaker is calling for increased mental health support for Indian students.
The deaths of seven Indian college students across the United States in less than two months have shocked the community and raised serious questions about how they could have been prevented.
At a Georgia gas station, police found Vivek Saini, a 25-year-old Indian graduate student, dead after being allegedly beaten to death. The suspect, Julian Faulkner, 53, was taken into custody. Faulkner has not yet entered a plea, according to the DeKalb County Public Defender's Office.Akul Dhawan, an 18-year-old freshman student from the University of Urbana-Champaign in Illinois, was found dead after he was reported missing.
Aarushi Raathor, vice president of communication at UIUC's Indian Student Association, said students on campus "feel in the dark" and want a more thorough explanation about Dhawan's death and the search efforts to find him.STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images International students can experience stressors such as language barriers, discrimination, mental health and emotional concerns, according to a 2016 review article published in the
Aadit Bennur, who is vice president of Purdue University's Indian Student Association, said cultural pressure may deter students from seeking help they need.
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