Collaboration Focuses on Campus Suicide Prevention
In 2012, Suicide Prevention Resource Center research revealed that 6.6-7.5 percent of college undergrads seriously considered suicide. Today, more than 1,000 college students commit suicide annually.
Utilizing a $299,442 Campus Suicide Prevention Grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the SIUE Schools of Pharmacy and Nursing, and SIUE Counseling Services are in their second year of implementing the iCARE suicide prevention initiative.
iCARE increases awareness and education in recognizing at-risk behaviors of students in crisis, improves campus policies and procedures for assisting these students, and reduces negative stigmas of counseling and help-seeking.
“This next year we will continue working on standardized training for faculty, staff, and students,” said Rebecca Luebbert, PhD, associate professor of primary care and health systems nursing. “I am also interested in exploring barriers to seeking help for suicidal thoughts and behaviors within the LGBTQ community on campus."
