Just found out our student is having major roommate issues that we believe reflect some significant mental health problems within the roommate.
Our student reports being insulted and criticized on a daily basis, the roommate going days at a time without speaking to our student to show displeasure, and, most notably, throwing an item of our student's belonging (in our student's absence) and intentionally pointing it out, saying, "I threw it because I was in such a rage at you."
Our student is generally a very kind and tolerant person, and is neat and not extreme in habits. At this point, our student has now recognized that a request to move is needed. The question is, should someone approach the university counseling center to indicate that there seems to be a significant issue here? We are concerned that our student moving out could send things to an even worse place. Of course we are concerned for our student, but also for the roommate getting some help.
Thoughts?
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