Suicide Awareness Program.
Active Minds, an organization dedicated to spreading suicide awareness on college campuses, kicked off its tour of Send Silence Packing on September 10, 2013. The tour is an exhibit of 1100 backpacks that represent the 1100 college students who die by suicide every year. More details of the tour can be found here.
Are you in crisis? Please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline
at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Suicide is one of the most frightening possible outcomes of mental illness. If you or someone you know needs help, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) immediately. This is the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a 24-hour service available to anyone in need of help. Never ignore or underestimate remarks about suicide. Take them seriously, and make certain that the person in crisis is cared for. And if you think your friend is in immediate danger, do not leave him or her alone—stay there and call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Additional Information from Active Minds:
- Half of Us (www.halfofus.com)
- Beyond OCD: Overcoming OCD-The College Student’s Guide (www.beyondocd.org)
- NAMI’s Networking Site for Young Adults with Mental Illness (www.strengthofus.org)
- APA’s College Mental Health Page (www.healthyminds.org)
- The Jed Foundation (www.jedfoundation.org)
- Screening for Mental Health, Inc: College Response (www.mentalhealthscreening.org/college/)
- People Prevent Suicide (http://www.peoplepreventsuicide.org/)
- Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program (www.yellowribbon.org)
- American College Health Association (www.acha.org)
- Campus Health and Safety (www.campushealthandsafety.org)
- Reach Out (www.reachout.com)
An extensive list of web resources can be found here: http://www.activeminds.org/issues-a-resources/mental-health-resources
