CAMPUS CONNECT: A Student Suicide
Prevention Training
Center for Counseling and
Consultation
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 700 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; Human Resources; Campus Public
Safety; 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.
This is a 2
hour interactive program which includes:
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Review of college student suicide data
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Discussion of suicide myths and warning signs
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Discussion of typical emotional reactions experienced both by
students in crisis and those who respond to them
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Review of effective communication skills
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Instruction on how to ask students if they are thinking about
suicide and how to refer students to helping professionals.
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Time: 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: Kelleher Center - Kiernan
Suite
Campus: Staten Island
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Event ID: 2257