These programs teach you how to recognize and respond to the warning signs of suicide, hone your leadership skills as a mental health ambassador and even complete a certificate program to become a campus mental health advocate.
Learn from mental health professionals and from each other in training programs that will develop your skills and teach you how to become more active in mental health issues on campus.
Gain valuable experience in leadership, public speaking, program planning, and marketing/social media strategy as you train to become a peer-to-peer educator and connect with other students who share your commitment to mental health.
Learn the warning signs that are often missed by those around someone thinking about suicide. This training will teach you to be a gatekeeper who knows how to recognize the signs, respond appropriately and help others find the resources they need.
You can choose from a variety of training topics and focus on the mental health area that interests you most. Earn points with each training you complete, increase your knowledge, become a campus mental health advocate and earn your certificate.
Support Zone training is a 150-minute comprehensive training that includes suicide prevention and instruction on how to recognize and respond to signs of distress in students. The goal of this training is to engage faculty as mental health allies, share the basic components of suicide prevention, enhance knowledge of campus mental health resources, and demonstrate strategies for rapid assessment and referral of students in distress.