Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC) has adopted the goal of zero suicides. This goal will be accomplished through the creation of Hope Inspires, a multidisciplinary, integrative campus program aiming to prevent suicide by (1) building capacity to identify students at risk through training and education, (2) increasing the number of students who are willing to seek help by reducing stigma, and (3) developing a universal set of procedures to ensure consistent responding to students in crisis; all guided by the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. The UWEC Hope Inspires program has four primary objectives driving our activities: (1) Increase the amount of training provided on suicide prevention to all members of our campus, enhancing our capacity to identify and respond to students at risk. (2) Increase collaboration among key campus and community entities dedicated to mental health promotion, recovery, and suicide prevention to deliver a consistent message that suicide prevention is everyone's responsibility. (3) Increase the number of educational events and informational materials promoting mental health and suicide prevention, including risk factors like depression and substance abuse, and the national suicide prevention lifeline. (4) Reduce stigma and negative attitudes towards mental health/substance use disorders and under-represented groups (e.g., LGBTQ, Race/Ethnic Minority, Veteran/military) so that students increase their willingness to seek help. We will provide information about mental health promotion and suicide prevention resources to our students and their parents via a multi-media/advertising campaign, peer education/outreach activities, a suicide prevention class, and suicide prevention speakers.
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