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This is the third and final feature in a series about the students, faculty and staff involved with Vivir México.
UA students currently studying in Mexico through the the University's Vivir México program have begun their community-based service projects, which they have organized around the arts, science, ballet, storytelling, drawing and the path to college, among other topics. The program is one example of UA Study Abroad programs that have a strong service component. While abroad, the students have been reporting about their experiences.
Vivir México, a UA study abroad program currently under way, represents a sharp divorce from those that focus only on student travels and academic study. The program also requires that student engage in service projects intended to benefit the very communities they are visiting. Students are reporting about their experiences while away.
UA Campus Health Service has been working to expand suicide prevention efforts, especially since receiving a three-year Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant. Since 2011, more than 1,100 people on campus have been trained in suicide prevention, and additional trainings forthcoming.