Resources for Higher Education Staff and Faculty College is a time when many young adults experience their first mental health crisis. Creating campuses that are caring, connected, and healthy places to be is a top priority for Rhode Island. Lethal Means Safety in College Watch this brief video about the importance of restricting access to lethal means on college campuses and elsewhere in order to prevent suicide from the JED Foundation. The Us in Campus project A social media partnership between the Rhode Island Department of Health and colleges in Rhode Island. Working with student Mental Health Ambassadors, the project promotes mental health and well-being on college campuses through student-created short videos shared on student and college social media accounts. Higher education professionals or students interested in learning about The Us in Campus can send us a message through the Contact Us form. Postvention: A Guide for Response to Suicide on College Campuses A guide for colleges on how to effectively and sensitively respond to a campus suicide. Rhode Island Higher Education Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Group This group of staff representatives from 11 colleges in Rhode Island meets twice a year to learn best practices for suicide prevention on campus and advise the Rhode Island Department of Health on trends happening on their campuses. If you are a staff member on a Rhode Island college campus that works in student life, student health, or student mental health and would like to learn more, send us a message through the Contact Us form.
