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Supporting Someone Experiencing Thoughts of Suicide
This is a manual filled with practical advice from Full Circle Grief Center created to help parents, caregivers, and loved ones supporting someone experiencing thoughts of suicide with guidance, reassurance, and tools to navigate times of distress.
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What Every College Freshman Should Know (Video)
College can be an exhilarating experience — but it can also be overwhelming. Here’s what college juniors and seniors think incoming freshmen should know. This is a YouTube video from WebMD.
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NAMI College Guide (Video)
This YouTube video will help you learn how to address your mental health concerns while at college. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
This website gives background and current information about the crisis line and crisis response resources.
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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…
