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A Jury Found Iowa State U. Partially Responsible for a Student’s Suicide. Here’s What That Could Mean for Other Colleges (2019)
Featured on the website for The Chronicle (subscription required for access), this article looks at the case of Dane Schussler, a junior at Iowa State University, who died by suicide after he sought treatment at the university’s counseling center. The case raises questions about the degree of responsibility higher education institutions have for their students’…
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The Jed Campus Program
This program is designed to help colleges and universities promote emotional well-being and mental health programming, reduce substance use, and prevent suicide among students.
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Restricting Access to Lethal Means on College and University Campuses
Steps to assess and implement the restriction of means for suicide on higher education campuses.
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A Framework for Developing Institutional Protocols for the Acutely Distressed or Suicidal College Student (2006)
This publication is the product of a consensus process led by The Jed Foundation to develop a list of the key issues to consider in developing a comprehensive, campus-wide approach to managing at-risk students.
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Peer Involvement in Campus-Based Suicide Prevention: Key Considerations (2011)
This document helps to guide you through the process of successfully creating and implementing a peer helper program. It will briefly review the research on college student suicide, define relevant terms, classify models for peer involvement, review eight key considerations for planning a program, provide examples of programs, suggest topics for future work, and provide…
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Connectedness and Suicide Prevention in College Settings (2012)
This article presents a definition of connectedness, four core components of a connectedness framework, and intervention implications for suicide prevention on college campuses.
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SPRC Virtual Learning Labs
The modules in this Virtual Learning Lab are designed to address common questions and challenges you may face when planning and carrying out suicide prevention initiatives. While they were developed for specific settings (e.g., college campuses and state agencies), the guidance and suggestions are applicable in most contexts.
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Mental Health on College Campuses: Investments, Accommodations Needed to Address Student Needs (2017)
From the National Council on Disability comes this report based on a study that was done to ascertain the challenges faced by college students with mental health disabilities on campus and to supply feasible, targeted guidance to rectify them. Findings call attention to policies, procedures, and laws that present considerable challenges to students’ academic success…
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Research and Suicide Prevention: Top 10 Findings (2018)
From the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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Supporting the Whole Student: Promising Practices for College and University Staff to Integrate Mental Health Promotion in the First College Year (2020)
Created by Active Minds and drawing on case studies and Active Minds’ Healthy Campus Framework, this report seeks to address barriers that may impede progress on mental health promotion for first-year students.
