Title: Suicide in colleges in the United States - Wikipedia
Headings: Suicide in colleges in the United States
Suicide in colleges in the United States
Contents
History
Risk factors
Depression
Suicidal ideation
Suicide attempts
Motives for suicide
Prevention
Help Seeking Behavior
College programs and initiatives
Social and Culture
Legislation
See also
References

Content: Roughly 12% of college students report the occurrence of suicide ideation during their four years in school, with 2.6% percent reporting persistent suicide ideation. 65% of college students reported that they knew someone who has either attempted or died by suicide, showing that students on college campuses are likely to be exposed to suicide or suicidal attempts in some form. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), approximately 43% of the student population within the educational system have been diagnosed with or treated for depression. Only 9% of those students were shown to be collegiate athletes. Recent studies have also suggested that underclassmen were less likely to commit suicide due to a lack of worry over bills or work and because many were full-time students living with their parents. Prior to a 1978 PBS broadcast of College Can Be Killing, universities were less vigilant about student suicides, which could cause issues with the reporting of statistics. After the broadcast raised awareness for suicide in college, most schools began creating programs to assist students while they were attending college. Since then, more research has been conducted on suicide in college, resulting in improved assistance programs and better identification of at-risk students. Contents
1 History
2 Risk factors
2.1 Depression
2.2 Suicidal ideation
2.3 Suicide attempts
3 Motives for suicide
4 Prevention
5 Help Seeking Behavior
5.1 College programs and initiatives
6 Social and Culture
6.1 Legislation
7 See also
8 References
History
During the 20th Century, Universities and colleges drew limited attention to the issue of student suicides to avoid damages to the reputation and image of their institutions. One of the earliest records of suicides of college students in the United States was in 1927, when 20 students across the entire continent committed suicides.