Resources & Links
Resources
- The JED Foundation
Framework for Developing Institutional Protocols for the Acutely Distressed or
Suicidal College Student is the product of a roundtable discussion. It provides your
college or university community, regardless of its size, culture, and resources, with a list
of issues to consider when:
- Developing a safety protocol
- Developing an emergency contact notification protocol
- Developing a leave of absence and re-entry protocol
- California Strategic Plan on Suicide Prevention: Every Californian Is Part of the
Solution is a paper built upon the vision that a full range of strategies, starting from
prevention and early intervention, should be targeted to Californians of all ages, from
children and youth to adults and older adults. To effectively reduce suicides and suicidal
behavior, communities need prevention services to promote health and address problems
long before they become acute, as well as a coordinated system of services to effectively
respond to crisis situations.
- SPRC - Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide in College and University Settings This paper, produced by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at Education
Development Center, Inc. (EDC), summarizes what we know about suicide and suicide
prevention among college and university students, describes a sample of current suicide
prevention efforts, and recommends ways in which colleges and universities can promote
mental health and prevent suicidal behavior among their students.
- Peer Involvement in Campus-Based Suicide Prevention: Key Considerations
The Campus Suicide Prevention Center of Virginia is a "Public Health" model in
suicide prevention is relatively new. For any community, we now think of comprehensive
suicide prevention in terms of a "Big Picture" that involves data-driven planning and
multi-level prevention strategies used in combination over time. For a college or
university campus, this approach brings some changes in philosophy as well as in the
practical work of planning and implementation. Promoting wellness and preventing
suicide (as well as other forms of violence) now involves people from a wide range of
roles; suicide prevention planning has become the work of the entire campus community.
- The Campus Suicide Prevention Center of Virginia
The Campus Suicide Prevention Center of Virginia provides training, consultation and support for program planning, print materials, links to national resources and in-state networking to all Virginia campuses. The office serves the individuals and teams who build the infrastructure necessary to promote mental health for all students, identify and
support those with mental health concerns and effectively respond to individuals who are
at risk for suicide. Funding comes from a partnership between federal, state and local
resources and most services are provided at no cost.
Organizations
- Active Minds: Through student-run campus chapters, Active Minds promotes
mental health awareness, education, and advocacy. Programs work to increase
students' awareness of mental health issues, provide information and resources on
mental health and mental illness, encourage students to seek help when needed,
and serve as liaison between students and the mental health community. Their
speakers' bureau, "The Heard", is composed of carefully selected and extensively
trained young people who speak about their personal experiences in recovering
from mental illness. Active Minds provides support and resources to campus
chapters, and includes an evaluation component for all its programs.
www.activeminds.org
- The JED Foundation: The Jed Foundation was founded in 2000 by Donna and
Phil Satow after they lost their son Jed to suicide. While trying to learn more
about suicide and make sense of their unthinkable loss, the Satows discovered an
urgent and unmet need for programming and resources that helped colleges,
students and parents recognize and address promote emotional health and prevent
suicide. http://www.jedfoundation.org/
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center: SPRC is the nation's only federally
supported resource center devoted to advancing the National Strategy for Suicide
Prevention. We provide technical assistance, training, and materials to increase the
knowledge and expertise of suicide prevention practitioners and other
professionals serving people at risk for suicide. We also promote collaboration
among a variety of organizations that play a role in developing the field of suicide
prevention. http://www.sprc.org/
- Florida Office of Drug Control's Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention
(specific to colleges): Suicide prevention and Mental Health resources for colleges
http://www.helppromotehope.com/resources/College_Resources.pdf
- American Association of Suicidology: Founded in 1968 by Edwin S. Shneidman,
Ph.D., AAS promotes research, public awareness programs, public education and
training for professionals and volunteers. In addition, AAS serves as a national
clearinghouse for information on suicide. http://www.suicidology.org/
- The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide. http://www.afsp.org/
Videos
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Video: Kari was a Fresno State student-athlete who committed suicide in January of 1996. Her story lives on in hopes of promoting awareness about depression and how to help save a life.