
Building a Comprehensive, Sustainable Campus Suicide Prevention Program Using a Public Health Approach
Recorded On: 09/30/2020
Building a Comprehensive, Sustainable Campus Suicide Prevention Program Using a Public Health Approach
To address the critical issue of suicide among college students, it is important to consider expanding our traditional scope of mental health services and implement a comprehensive approach that reaches the broader campus culture as well as students who are at risk. This workshop will highlight and explore strategies and best practices associated with building comprehensive, sustainable suicide prevention programs within college and university settings. Drawing from several conceptual models that have informed comprehensive and successful suicide prevention programs, we will explore prevention and intervention strategies informed by the public health approach and will examine the ways in which campus suicide prevention programs can establish a solid framework that will help them operate with a clear mission and focus, a safe, integrated, and effective service model, and a strong and sustainable core.
This webinar is partially sponsored by the American College Health Foundation Aetna Student Health Fund.
Session Information
Format: Self-paced, recorded webinar
Original Recording Date: September 30, 2020
Release Date: September 30, 2020
Expiration Date: May 19, 2022
After the expiration date, this webinar will no longer be accessible for viewing or downloading.
CE Credit must be requested by the expiration date.
Cost:
$25 for ACHA individual members
$50 for nonmembers
Fees are nonrefundable.
Speaker(s)
M. Dolores Cimini, PhD
University at Albany, SUNY
Intended Audience
- Administrator
- Advanced Practice Clinicians
- Dietitian/Nutritionist
- Health Educator
- Health Information Management Professional
- Mental Health Professional
- Nurse
- Physician
Learning Objectives
After this session, participants should be able to:
- Describe the key elements of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and Jed Foundation Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Model.
- Describe successful comprehensive suicide prevention strategies implemented within college and university campuses representing diverse demographic characteristics.
- Describe ways that the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and the Jed Foundation Comprehensive Suicide prevention Model assist and support campuses in building comprehensive campus suicide prevention initiatives.
- Identify steps that may be taken to sustain a comprehensive suicide prevention program on a college campus.
Program Planning Committee
Resolution of Potential Conflicts of Interest — Program Planning Committee
Committee members have completed conflict of interest statements regarding relationships with commercial entities.
- Melanie Trost, MD, has disclosed that her spouse owns general stock in Gilead Sciences.
- Ryan Patel has disclosed that he owns stock in Pfizer, GSK, Celgene, and Abbvie.
All other Program Planning Committee members have reported no relevant conflicts of interest.

M. Dolores Cimini
University at Albany, SUNY
Dr. M. Dolores Cimini is the Director of the University at Albany Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research and a Senior Research Scientist at the University at Albany, SUNY. As a scientist-practitioner and licensed psychologist, she has spent the majority of her career leading her campus in translating evidence-based research to practice with the support of over $9 million in federal and state grants.
Credit and Disclosures
Types of Credit Available
Refer to the Continuing Education Key.
- CME: 1.0
- CHES: 1.0
- MCHES: 1.0
- PsyCE: 1.0
- CPEU: 1.0
Instructions for Obtaining Credit (or certificate of attendance)
Select the "Contents" tab above (registered users only) for access to the following components. It is estimated that it will require one hour to view the webinar and complete the post-test. Credit must be requested by the program expiration date (see "Overview" tab above).
Step 1: View the webinar video in its entirety.
Step 2: Complete the mandatory Post-test for CE Credit.
Step 3: Select the certificate for the type of credit you are requesting. Select "Certificate of Attendance" if no credit is being requested.
Statements and Disclosures
Continuing Education

The American College Health Association (ACHA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
ACHA designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Sponsored by ACHA, a designated provider of continuing education content hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.0 total Category 1 continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level contact hours available are 1.0. There are 0 Continuing Competency credits available.

ACHA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. ACHA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program has been awarded 1.0 hour of continuing education for psychologists.
This activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 1.0 CPEUs.
Successful Completion/Post Test
It is the policy of the American College Health Association that when a post-test is required upon completion of a continuing education activity, participants must receive a passing grade of 80%. If participants receive a grade lower than 80%, they will be given the opportunity to re-take the post-test one time. If they receive 80% or higher the second time, they will be awarded continuing education credits/contact hours for the activity. We encourage participants to complete the post-test immediately after viewing the download.
Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest occurs when an individual has an opportunity to affect educational content about health-care products or services of a commercial company with which she/he has a financial relationship.
All planners and presenters of this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial companies pertaining to this activity.
Off-Label Product Use
This educational activity does not include any unannounced information about off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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