Content warning: this article discusses depression, suicide, and self-harm.
A Georgetown family is suing the university for $10 million, alleging negligence in the 2023 death of a student, according to court filings accessed by the Voice.
The wrongful death suit was brought by A. Dean Stocksdale, the father of William Stocksdale, a Georgetown student who died by suicide on campus on April 5, 2023. The suit alleges that Georgetown’s actions, alongside those of the crisis intervention company, Protocall Services, caused Stocksdale’s death, due to their treatment of his mental health in the weeks preceding his suicide…