Resource Tag: UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
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Supports for university counselors impacted by student suicide: A systematic review and thematic synthesis
The purpose of this systematic review and thematic synthesis was to identify and consolidate research on the support needs of impacted Higher Education (HE) counselors that have experienced a student suicide death. When exposed to a student suicide death, counselors are often extensively involved in a postvention response. This systematic review synthesized four qualitative papers […]
Suicidal ideation and behavior among Mexican university students before and during the COVID-10 pandemic
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of populations around the world, but few longitudinal studies of its impact on suicidal thoughts and behaviors have been published especially from low- and middle-income countries. Methods: This is a prospective cohort study of 1,385 first-year students from 5 Universities in Mexico followed-up for 1 year. We report […]
Mount Royal University Suicide Prevention Strategic Framework
This Suicide Prevention Strategic Framework aims to integrate MRU’s institutional values through implementing policies, programs, and initiatives that work to create a thriving campus environment that welcomes open conversation about mental health and suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention for all campus members.
Risk of suicide and self‑harm in university students entering different university programs: A national register‑based cohort study in Sweden
Purpose: It is not known whether the elevated suicide risk in certain occupations, such as health care professionals, is partly attributable to a selection of individuals with prior vulnerability. We aimed to determine the risk of suicide and self-harm already in students entering different university programs. Methods: We used national registers to identify 621,218 Swedish residents aged […]
A strategic framework for a suicide-safer university
In 2017 the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University came together to work on the Suicide-Safer Communities project. This project to make both universities suicide safer has since been an institutional priority for both organisations. Suicide prevention is complex and no one approach will have all the answers and solutions that we would […]
Effectiveness of suicide prevention gatekeeper-training for university administrative staff in Japan
Aims Suicide is a leading cause of death among Japanese college and university students. Gatekeeper-training programs have been shown to improve detection and referral of individuals who are at risk of suicide by training non-mental-health professional persons. However, no studies have investigated the effectiveness of such programs in university settings in Japan. The aim of […]
Systematic review and narrative synthesis of suicide prevention in high-schools and universities: A research agenda for evidence-based practice
Background Youth suicide prevention in high-schools and universities is a public health priority. Our aim was to propose a research agenda to advance evidence-based suicide prevention in high-schools and universities by synthesizing and critically reviewing the research focus and methodologies used in existing intervention studies. Methods Fourteen databases were systematically searched to identify studies which […]
Aligning universities’ recruitment of Indigenous academics with the tools used to evaluate scholarly performance and grant tenure and promotion
The aim of this article is to challenge the discrepancy between Indigenous candidate requirements in academic job postings and their recognition in the tenure-track stream. For the purposes of this article, I conducted a scan of 15 academic positions for Indigenous scholars advertised in Canada between September 2018 and July 2019. In these advertisements, 100% […]