suicide
Walk to fight suicide (canceled)
Students and community members will gather to walk through campus to raise awareness about suicide and gain a sense of hope and healing in our own personal struggles with mental health on Saturday, April 18.
Read More »World Suicide Prevention Day is Sept. 10
Everyone on campus can play a role in preventing suicide. To learn more about how you can support friends, family members and colleagues, please visit the Miner Well 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, in front of Havener Center.
Read More »Small actions we take can change lives for the better
National Prevention Week, which focuses on preventing
suicide, will conclude Friday, May 17. The overall theme of “Inspiring Action.
Changing Lives” reminds us that there is something each of us can do to change
lives for the better. Counseling Services notes that the Missouri S&T
Suicide Prevention Training Program was designed to help faculty, staff and
students prevent suicide by teaching how to: identify people at risk for
suicide; recognize protective factors and warning signs of suicide; respond to
the signs and get help. Don’t wait. Take 15 minutes to complete the “Ask.
Listen. Refer.” training at www.asklistenrefer.org/mst.
Observe Suicide Prevention Month, complete online training
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Please observe this month by completing the online suicide prevention training program, Ask. Listen. Refer. The website www.AskListenRefer.org/mst is designed to help S&T faculty, staff and students prevent suicide by teaching them to: Identify people at risk for suicide. Recognize the risk factors, protective factors and warning signs of suicide. […]
Read More »Panel to discuss ‘Perspectives on Suicide’
A diverse panel of professionals from S&T and the community will discuss “Perspectives on Suicide” from noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. The purpose of the discussion is to increase awareness, address taboos and learn how to intervene. For more information, contact Renee Getz, S&T’s health educator at […]
Read More »Online suicide prevention training program launched this week
Missouri S&T has launched an online suicide prevention training program this week as part of National Suicide Prevention Week. The Missouri Foundation for Health funded the program, Ask Listen Refer.
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