Legal Issues in Campus Suicide Prevention

A resource that provides an explanation of how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act apply to suicidal students. It includes the basic steps a university should take to accommodate distressed students’ needs. The author emphasizes the importance of focusing on the needs of the distressed student and how…

This resource created by The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law provides a useful model for universities to address the concerns of a distressed student and “…develop a nondiscriminatory approach to a student who is in crisis because of a mental health problem.” This resource focuses on providing support and care for the student to…

From the JED Foundation comes this comprehensive assessment of legal implications for universities in managing the needs of distressed students. This resource provides useful explanations of federal laws, including FERPA (pages 7 to 8), HIPAA (page 10), and ADA (pages 12 to 19). This resource is very useful in addressing a wide variety of concerns…

Prepared for The Joint Commission on Health Care at the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, this report addresses the roles and responsibilities of colleges in responding to possible student mental health crises, including notification and sharing of information, threat assessment, initiation and participation in commitment proceedings, and follow-up.

A resource created by the Higher Education Mental Health Alliance (HEMHA) to provide guidance for the structure and function of “campus teams” (commonly called threat assessment teams). In the wake of violent acts at universities in Virginia and Illinois, many campuses have created campus teams to identify and assess the behaviors of distressed students. These…

This article provides guidance and resources for colleges and universities, large or small, public or private, to be better able to craft a comprehensive code of conduct for their students.

A resource created by two attorneys and two clinicians addressing the question of when parents should be notified about suicidal students.

This document was prepared to guide practitioners to provide good clinical care within the framework of relevant law.

A resource created by The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law discusses students’ rights as they relate to mental health. The resource provides straightforward, easy-to-understand explanations of many issues that students may have questions about, including privacy rights and ways to seek accommodations for mental health concerns.