Suicide on campus: Response to the problem

Bernard, M. L.; Bernard, J. L.

doi:10.1002/ss.37119853108

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“…Attempts to identify students who committed suicide at locations outside of the county, principally at their family‐of‐origin residence over weekends and breaks, proved unsuccessful. The difficulty of determining with sufficient certainty away‐from‐campus suicides has been cited as a conundrum in accurately establishing the rate of suicide in higher education (Benard & Benard, 1985; Silverman et al, 1997).…”

Section: Suicide At a Large Midwestern University: 1976 To 1983mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ross (1969) identified 21 separate risk factors associated with an increased risk of suicide among college students, including depression, death of one's father, and lack of close personal relationships. Benard and Benard (1985) identified 37 factors and Slimak (1990) identified 41. Despite the steadily increasing number of known risk factors, there has not been a corresponding increase in the number or intensity of prevention efforts.…”

Section: Program Of Mandated Assessment: 1984 To 2005mentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Empirically Supported Program to Prevent Suicide in a College Student Population

Joffe

2008

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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In the fall of 1984, the University of Illinois instituted a formal program to reduce the rate of suicide among its enrolled students. At the core of the program is a policy that requires any student who threatens or attempts suicide to attend four sessions of professional assessment. The consequences for failing to comply with the program include withdrawal from the university. In the 21 years that the program has been in effect, reports on 2,017 suicide incidents have been submitted to the Suicide Prevention Team. The rate of suicide at locations within Champaign County (where the university is located) have decreased from a rate of 6.91 per 100,000 enrolled students during the 8 years prior to the program's start to a rate of 3.78 during the first 21 years of the program. This represents a reduction of 45.3 percent. This reduction occurred against a backdrop of stable rates of suicide both nationally and among 11 peer institutions within the Big Ten. The implications for programs and policies at institutions of higher education are discussed.

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Section: Suicide At a Large Midwestern University: 1976 To 1983mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Program Of Mandated Assessment: 1984 To 2005mentioning

confidence: 99%

An Empirically Supported Program to Prevent Suicide in a College Student Population

Joffe

2008

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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“….Indeed, suicide remains the number two killer of college students, second only to accidents (Hipple et al, 1980). Bernard and Bernard (1985) note that "every year approximately 10, OOO college students in this country attempt to take their own lives; about loo0 succeed in completing the act" (p. 69). And these statistics may be dramatically underreported.…”

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confidence: 97%