China has ordered universities to keep individual psychological health records for each incoming new student amid rising concern over campus suicides, state media reported on Wednesday.
"This is part of a crisis prevention system designed to detect signs of psychological problems and prevent them from escalating into crises," Vice-Minister of Education Zhu Shanlu was quoted by the official Xinhua news agency as saying.
Nearly 685 people commit suicide every day in China and at least 2 million try to kill themselves every year, the report said, citing a World Health Organisation expert.
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