The University of Colorado at Boulder will mark the 35th annual National Suicide Prevention Week during Sept. 6-12 with a series of events promoting suicide awareness and intervention.
A film screening, information table and a training session offered by CU Counseling and Psychological Services, as well as a commemorative event on Sept. 17, are slated to bring suicide prevention to the forefront of the campus community.
"CU-Boulder has about four to five students who die by suicide each year," said CU suicide prevention coordinator Amy Robertson. "Checking in with someone on their level of distress, no matter what your role is on campus, can, in and of itself, reduce the risk of someone dying by suicide."
A film screening of "The Truth 暗网禁区 Suicide: Real Stories of Depression in College" will be presented on Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in room 425 of the University Memorial Center. The screening will be followed by a group discussion.
A mental health resource table will be set up on the terrace outside the northeast entrance to the UMC on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and Thursday, Sept. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. Visitors will be offered information on mental health resources on campus such as free sessions at CU Counseling and Psychological Services and the "Don't Erase Your Future" social marketing campaign launched in 2008.
Counseling and Psychological Services also will offer training on the Question, Persuade, Refer, or QPR technique, on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in UMC room 245. QPR is an emergency response to suicidal crises that emphasizes early recognition of warning signs, intervention and professional assessment in saving lives.
On Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m., CU-Boulder will co-sponsor a candlelight vigil called HOPE Lights the Night: Remembering and Honoring Those Lost to Us by Suicide. The event will take place at the Boulder Band Shell, located at Broadway and Canyon Boulevard, and is hosted by the Hope Coalition of Boulder County.
For more information on suicide prevention and mental health visit CU-Boulder Counseling and Psychological Services at /