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SOS for Higher Ed includes two 30-minute, self-guided online training courses: Suicide Prevention for Students and Suicide Prevention for Faculty & Staff. *Bookmark this page for resources and recommendations to help you connect your audience with our suicide prevention information.
Accessing the Courses
To access SOS for Higher Ed, individuals will log into their course through Digital Chalk, our learning management system.
To do this, your students and/or faculty and staff will require the redemption code that was emailed to you upon purchase, which we suggest sharing with them through the following instructions:
- Visit mindwise.digitalchalk.com and click "Create Account"
- Enter name, email address, and chosen password, click "Create"
- Enter the redemption code [insert your redemption code] and click "Next"
- View the dashboard and select the SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Students course
*For all our communication suggestions, please see the templates section under "Engaging Students" below.
- Visit mindwise.digitalchalk.com and click "Create Account"
- Enter name, email address, and chosen password, click "Create"
- Enter the redemption code [insert your redemption code] and click "Next"
- View the dashboard and select the SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Faculty & Staff course
If you have not received an email, please contact us for your campuses' unique redemption code. Otherwise, no setup or activation is required, and moving forward you'll automatically receive weekly reports of who is using the course.
Engaging Students
We know that suicide prevention can be a difficult topic, but when students know how to recognize warning signs and help their peers, it can save lives and contribute to a safer and more supportive school community.
- Best Practices Guide: Our best recommendations for implementing SOS for Higher Ed are to incentivize or mandate it for your students. To support these efforts, we suggest reviewing our best practices guide for incorporating the course into pre-existing initiatives and championing suicide education across your campus.
- Group Facilitation Guide: We also suggest this Group Facilitation Guide for those who want to deliver the online training course in an in-person group or classroom setting.
- Templates: Additionally, messaging templates to help you communicate the program value to your students and faculty are available below:
SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Students Course
SOS for Higher Ed is a 30-minute, self-guided online training that uses video and interactive learning to teach students how to ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Tell) if they’re worried about themselves or a friend.
Because mental health concerns often first appear between the ages of 18 and 25, it’s our goal to provide students access to the wide range of suicide prevention and mental health resources that are available to them during their time at [School Name].
The SOS for Higher Ed course uses real and diverse stories of mental health struggles and recovery to provide students with resources and actionable steps to support themselves and their peers.
We encourage every student to take 30 minutes to learn:
- How students can recognize signs of suicide risk in themselves or a friend
- How to have a difficult conversation that encourages someone to seek help
- How to build strong peer connections that foster positive mental well-being
- An overview of available student mental health resources, on and off-campus
How students can access the course:
- Visit mindwise.digitalchalk.com and click “Create Account”
- Enter name, email address, and chosen password, click “Create”
- Enter the redemption code [insert your redemption code] and click “Next”
- View the dashboard and select the SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Students course.
- Retake the training at any time by logging in at mindwise.digitalchalk.com and reset your password as needed.
If you are struggling now, help is available.
[Insert campus resource.] Call/text/chat 988 or text 741741 for support 24/7.
Dear Faculty,
Because mental health concerns often first appear between the ages of 18 and 25, it’s our goal to provide students access to the wide range of suicide prevention and mental health resources that are available to them during their time at [School Name]. One new way that we’ll be supporting that initiative this year is through a program called SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Campuses.
Developed by the creators of MindWise's SOS Signs of Suicide, an evidence-based program trusted by thousands, the higher ed program carries SOS from middle and high schools onto campuses at a time when mental health concerns often first appear – making college and university campuses an ideal place to educate and reinforce suicide prevention practices for everyone.
SOS for Higher Ed's suite of suicide prevention training is grounded in the ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Tell) framework. The student course includes real stories of student mental health struggles and recovery, while the faculty/staff version highlights real adults sharing their stories of helping students.
Through this course, students will learn:
- How to recognize signs of suicide risk in themselves or a friend
- How to have a difficult conversation that encourages someone to seek help
- How to build strong peer connections that foster positive mental well-being
- An overview of available student mental health resources, on and off-campus
Through this course, faculty and staff will learn:
- How to recognize signs of suicide in a student
- How to engage in conversations with students in need
- How to keep a student safe, while connecting them to resources
- How to help students build connections on campus
- How to feel prepared and confident to support students
Both trainings are 30-minute, self-guided courses and we’ll be using the program through [insert plan for campus use].
For more information on this online course or about offering it to your department, students, or groups – please contact [insert contact information].
Sincerely,
[Designated administrator, title]
Dear Students,
Because mental health concerns often first appear between the ages of 18 and 25, it’s our goal to provide you with a wide range of suicide prevention and mental health resources during your time at [School Name].
One new way that we’ll be supporting that initiative this year is through a 30-minute online training program called SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Students - where you'll learn:
- How to recognize signs of suicide risk in themselves or a friend
- Steps for getting support or encouraging someone to seek help
- An overview of available student mental health resources, on and off-campus
- Ways to build strong connections that foster positive mental well-being
How to Access the Course:
- Visit mindwise.digitalchalk.com and click “Create Account”
- Enter name, email address, and chosen password, click “Create”
- Enter the redemption code [insert your redemption code] and click “Next”
- View the dashboard and select the SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Students training.
- Retake the training at any time by logging in at mindwise.digitalchalk.com and reset your password as needed.
We encourage everyone to take 30 minutes to learn these lifesaving skills. If you are struggling now, help is available. [Insert campus resource.] Call/text/chat 988 or text 741741 for support 24/7.
Sincerely,
[Designated administrator, title]
SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Students Course
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, mental health concerns often first appear between the ages of 18 and 25.
Knowing that, it’s our goal to provide a wide range of suicide prevention and mental health resources at [School Name]. This year, we're proud to offer SOS for Higher Ed, an online suicide prevention training that uses video and interactive learning to teach students how to ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Tell) if they're worried about themselves or a friend.
We Encourage All Students to Take 30 Minutes to Learn:
- How to recognize signs of suicide risk in themselves or a friend
- How to have a difficult conversation that encourages someone to seek help
- How to build strong peer connections that foster positive mental well-being
- An overview of available student mental health resources, on and off-campus
How to Access the Course:
- Visit mindwise.digitalchalk.com and click “Create Account”
- Enter name, email address, and chosen password, click “Create”
- Enter the redemption code [insert your redemption code] and click “Next”
- View the dashboard and select the SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Students training.
- Retake the training at any time by logging in at mindwise.digitalchalk.com and reset your password as needed.
Social Media Caption:
[School Name] is dedicated to student mental health, especially knowing that mental health concerns often first appear between the ages of 18 and 25.
That’s why, this fall, students will receive access to an online training called SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Students that teaches them how to recognize signs of suicide risk in themselves and their friends - then ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Tell) accordingly.
We encourage all students to take 30 minutes to learn these lifesaving skills.
- Visit mindwise.digitalchalk.com and click “Create Account”
- Enter name, email address, and chosen password, click “Create”
- Enter the redemption code [insert your redemption code] and click “Next”
- View the dashboard and select the SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Students training.
- Retake the training at any time by logging in at mindwise.digitalchalk.com and reset your password as needed.
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