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Strengthening the Safety Net: Primary Prevention at Boston University. Cohort IV Grantee: Multi-pronged, multi-stakeholder strategy Marketing Mental health and resiliency as student resources for success Creating Caring Community using students. 2. BU Suicide Prevention Grant.
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Strengthening the Safety Net: Primary Prevention at Boston University
ACHA 2011 Cohort IV Grantee: • Multi-pronged, multi-stakeholder strategy • Marketing Mental health and resiliency as student resources for success • Creating Caring Community using students 2
ACHA 2011 BU Suicide Prevention Grant Student Voices: authenticity is key • www.bu.edu/mentalhealth 3
ACHA 2011 Student Support Network Training • Training students to be empathetic listeners, excellent referrers to resources on campus. • Marketing it as leadership training. • Targeting Athletes, LGBTQ, international students, minority students and greek life • Specialty trainings for ROTC cadets, residential advisors, faculty and staff • Trained over 500 people to date • SSN is an evidenced based curriculum-WPI, cohort II/IV • Motto-”tell someone, BU listens”
ACHA 2011 Campus Penetration and Outreach • National Depression Screening Day • Clinician in College • BU TODAY series on mental health • Freshman webinars • Wellness Fair • Alcohol Task Force
ACHA 2011 BU SECRET: Active Minds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbX2siSMSkA