The Suicide Prevention Team and the University Counseling and Testing Center (UCTC) are offering faculty and staff suicide prevention trainings. These trainings will teach participants how to recognize suicide warning signs and how to intervene effectively in order to steer at-risk students toward professional help.

To register for one of the following trainings please click on one of the links below.

Friday, Nov. 21, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 3–5 p.m. (Finals Week)

If you would like to schedule a suicide prevention training for eight or more people in your office or department, please submit a request at this link. These trainings can run from 1-2 hours depending on your needs. One-hour trainings teach participants how to recognize suicide warning signs and raise awareness of campus resources. Two-hour trainings go more in depth, highlight communication skills that can be helpful with students in distress, and often include a role play that demonstrates an effective intervention.

The university has taken a number of steps to reduce the risk of suicide on campus. The Suicide Prevention Team is an interdisciplinary group that meets monthly on Thursdays from 1–2 p.m. to explore ways to enhance suicide prevention on campus. This group also participates in providing the aforementioned trainings. If you are interested in joining this group, please email Suzie Stadelman.

You may be familiar with the Suicide Concern Form. We encourage you use this form when you become aware of a student who seems at risk for suicide. When you initiate a Suicide Concern Form, someone from the campus Suicide Assessment Team will contact you to obtain additional details. Depending on the level of assessed risk, the team may work with you to engage the student in getting help informally or the Dean of Students Office may require that the student attend one to four suicide assessment sessions in which their risk is further evaluated and they are educated in positive coping skills. Research has shown that a program of this kind is one of the few interventions that demonstrably reduce suicide risk on campus.

The Faculty and Staff section of the UCTC website includes several additional online resources for helping students in distress or dealing with students who are disruptive or threatening. For an inspirational message on suicide prevention, we encourage you to view the UO video, “100 Reasons to Stay.”

Through the care and commitment of the entire campus, we can help our students weather life challenges and reduce the likelihood of suicide.

Sincerely,

Suzie Stadelman
Suicide Prevention Team Coordinator
University Counseling and Testing Center

UO Suicide Prevention Team
Renae DeSautel, Office of the Dean of Students
Mark Evans, University Counseling and Testing Center
Anna Fetter, University Housing
Keith Frazee, Orientation Programs
Caren Golian, University Health Center
Mike Jefferis, Office of the Registrar
Ron Miyaguchi, University Counseling and Testing Center
Grant Schoonover, Teaching and Learning Center
Tonya White, Robert Donald Clark Honors College