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Helping Your Loved One Who is Suicidal: A Guide for Family and Friends (2021)
Provided by SAMHSA, this guide is designed to help families who have a loved one who is suicidal or has made a suicide attempt. It provides information on understanding suicide, warning signs, and action steps to take. Additionally, it provides guidance on how to prevent future attempts and keep your loved one safe.
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NAMI on Campus
Be a part of the largest grassroots mental health organization in America! From the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), comes a club that can be started by students for students. By starting a NAMI on Campus club at your school, you can raise mental health awareness, educate your peers, advocate for improved mental health…
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Active Minds Chapter Network
Started by students for students, these chapters can be found at colleges & universities in addition to high schools. They can include as many as 300 members and are designed to create an environment where students can feel comfortable discussing mental health. Additionally, chapter members organize events to increase mental health awareness, distribute resources, advocate…
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Transform Your Campus: Advocacy Guide
Created by Active Minds, Transform Your Campus® is a program that features guides for student leaders that they can use to implement advocacy campaigns on their campuses. Guides are available free of charge (some do require the completion of a brief form to access) and feature actionable ideas gathered from the successful nationwide efforts of…
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Seize the Awkward Campaign
Are you concerned about a friend who is struggling with their mental health? Reaching out to support them is important. Here is some helpful advice to start the conversation. This website includes brief videos and a campus toolkit for implementation.
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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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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.
