CAMPUS CONNECT: A Student Suicide
Prevention Program for the St. John’s Campus
Center for Counseling and
Consultation, Department of Student Wellness
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for college students,
with approximately 1100 deaths each year. Research has shown that
approximately 10% of the college student population is thinking
about suicide at any one time; yet 80% of completed suicides never
had any contact with a mental health provider. This past academic
year the Center for Counseling and Consultation has trained over
500 campus personnel (staff, faculty, students) in a suicide
prevention program called Campus Connect.
This program was developed at Syracuse University and is currently
used at over 125 campuses nationally. It has been designed
specifically for the campus environment, has research to support
its effectiveness, and has been included on the Best Practices
Registry of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center/American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Participants in our campus
training have included faculty/staff and students from the Law
School; Athletics; Campus Ministry; Residential Life staff; Global
Studies; Student Affairs and Student Life; Freshman Advising
Center; Greek student leaders; peer mentors, etc.
This program is not intended to turn participants into therapists
or counselors. It is aimed at “gatekeepers”- those individuals who
have one-on-one contact with students which may occur in a variety
of contexts. In collaboration with Human Resources, we are making
this training program more broadly available over the summer and
will offer several sessions.
This is a 2 hour interactive program which includes:
• Review of college student suicide data
• Discussion of suicide myths and warning signs
• Discussion of typical emotional reactions experienced both by
students in crisis and those who respond to them
• Review of effective communication skills
• Instruction on how to ask students if they are thinking about
suicide and how to refer students to helping
professionals.
Date: Monday, June 11, 2012
Time: 1 - 3 PM
Location: President's Room - Carnesecca Arena
(Athletics Annex)
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Event ID: 2392