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Starting the Conversation: College and Your Mental Health (2016)
This guide is provided by The Jed Foundation and the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) and is for both parents and students. The guide provides crucial information about mental health issues in higher education settings. For parents, it provides steps that can be taken to give as needed support to their students. Students are…
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Beyond Awareness: Student-Led Innovation in Campus Mental Health (2018)
Created with input from Mental Health America’s Collegiate Mental Health Innovation Council (CMHIC), this report spotlights the potential impact on mental health on higher education campuses that can be made by focusing on three main areas: peer support, disability supports, and technology. The report includes information on research, viewpoints, and programs from the CMHIC pertaining…
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Recommendations to Shape a Positive Mental Health Climate on College Campuses with and through Peer-to-Peer Networks (2019)
This report offers recommendations for students, administrators, staff, and faculty in order to help them duplicate the success of the Active Mind’s peer-to-peer model to improve mental health outcomes on their campuses.
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Safety Planning Intervention: A Brief Intervention to Mitigate Suicide Risk
More information about the Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention.
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Transform Your Campus: Leave of Absence Guide (2018)
Students who find that their school’s leave of absence policies are lacking may be interested in checking out this guide provided by the Active Minds Leave of Absence Policy Campaign. This guide is designed to help students advocate for improved leave of absence policies on their campus. The guide assists students with evaluating their campus’s…
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Taking a Leave of Absence: A Guide for College Students (2021)
Provided by the Ruderman Family Foundation in partnership with Active Minds, this guide is designed to assist students with organizing their request for a leave of absence. It also provides suggestions for what to do while on leave and gives recommendations on how to return from a leave of absence.
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Improving Mental Health of Student Parents: A Framework For Higher Education (2021)
This framework, provided by Ascend at the Aspen Institute and The Jed Foundation, contains guidance for administrators, faculty, and staff at higher education institutions to help them better understand how they can support the mental and emotional well-being of parenting students.
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A Pilot Test of a Graduate Course in Suicide Theory, Risk Assessment, and Management (2016)
This article looks at the effectiveness of a graduate-level course on a group of five graduate clinical psychology students. The researchers found that the course improved student awareness of 10 core competencies and their ability to connect with and assess a suicidal patient.
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Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress: A Faculty Handbook
Often, there are indicators that a student is experiencing distress long before a situation escalates to a crisis. To assist students in maintaining their mental health and maximizing their intellectual growth, it is important to identify difficulties as early as possible. This handbook will help you to identify students in crisis and provide you with…
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Creating a Culture of Caring (2020)
From Active Minds and the Association of College and University Educators comes this guide of applied methods that faculty can use to support student mental health and wellbeing.
Resources
This resource library is a compilation of publications and websites that are related to suicide prevention, intervention, postvention, and mental well-being promotion. Use the dropdown to browse by category or click the Resources link in the navigation for an easy-to-browse option.