Friday, April 19, 2024
4/19/2024
The PSU Campus Suicide Prevention Collaborative is a joint project of the School of Social Work and the Center for Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) at Portland State University (PSU) in Portland, Oregon. The Collaborative will include students, faculty and staff and will provide suicide prevention outreach, training, screening, assessments and/or services to PSU’s 23,979 enrolled undergraduate, graduate and international students. The Collaborative will also develop suggested prevention and postvention protocols for all departments and offer ASIST suicide intervention trainings to clinical faculty, staff and students on campus. Students at the highest risk of suicide, particularly the following high-risk groups, will receive targeted prevention strategies: students in recovery from alcohol or other drug use, students who are veterans or have served in the military, LGBTQ+ students, international students, and students living with autism. Grant strategies include (1) expanding and enhancing SHAC’s network of behavioral healthcare providers both on and off-campus, (2) creating site- and population-specific online suicide prevention training modules based on evidence-based QPR, Mental Health First Aid and ASIST, (3) providing in-person ASIST suicide intervention trainings to clinicians and clinical students on-campus, (4) conducting targeted outreach through peers and student organizations to reduce negative attitudes about behavioral health disorders and inform students about available resources, and (5) providing voluntary suicide risk screenings and assessments as well as evidence-based and emerging clinical treatment services and/or referrals. PSU’s Center for Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) will screen 800 students for suicide risk and provide services to 100% of those students who identify as at-risk during the three year project period. Evidence-based services include the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAP-34), which screens for depression, suicidal thinking and alcohol use, the Stanley-Brown and the My3 suicide safety planning tools, Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). PSU’s Regional Research Institute will track and assess project implementation, sharing outcomes and lessons with the Collaborative for program planning purposes. The anticipated project period is September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
