Title: 
Headings: 
Suicidal
 
Thoughts
 
and
 
Attempts
 

Suicide
 
Deaths
 

Risk
 
Factors
 

Behavioral
 
Health
 
Issues/Disorders
 

Individual
 
Characteristics
  

Adverse/Stressful
 
Life
 
Circumstances
  

Family
 
Characteristics
  

School
 
and
 
Community
 
Factors
  

Protective
 
Factors
 

Individual
 
Characteristics
 
and
 
Behaviors
  

Social
 
Support
  

School
 
and
 
Community
 
Factors
 

For
 
More
 
Information
 

Endnotes
 

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2014

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Content: Support
 
from
 
and
 
connectedness
 
to
 
family,
 
closeness
 
to
 
or
 
strong
 
relationship
 
with
 
parents,
 
parental
 
involvement
  


 
Friends: Social
 
involvement
 
and
 
support
 
from
 
friendships
 
and
 
romantic
 
relationships
 


 
Teachers,
 
mentors,
 
and
 
other
 
adults,
 
such
 
as
 
student
 
group
 
leaders,
 
coaches,
 
faith
 
leaders,
 
and
 
workplace
 
supervisors: Concern,
 
understanding,
 
and
 
caring
 


 
Ongoing
 
support
 
and
 
support
 
to
 
call
 
on
 
in
 
times
 
of
 
crises
 

School
 
and
 
Community
 
Factors
 

 
Supportive
 
and
 
inclusive
 
peer
 
and
 
mentor
 
environment
  


 
A
 
sense
 
of
 
connectedness
 
to
 
school
 
and
 
of
 
belonging
 
within
 
the
 
school
 
community
 


 
Availability
 
and
 
accessibility
 
of
 
student
 
support
 
services
 
and
 
personnel
 


 
Involvement
 
in
 
extracurricular
 
activities,
 
e.g.,
 
joining
 
a
 
student
 
club
 
or
 
organization
 


 
Access
 
to
 
effective
 
care
 
for
 
mental,
 
physical,
 
and
 
substance
 
abuse
 
disorders
  


 
Restricted
 
access
 
to
 
lethal
 
means,
 
especially
 
firearms
 
(e.g.,
 
firearms
 
are
 
not
 
allowed
 
on
 
campus)
 


 
Monitoring
 
and
 
control
 
of
 
alcohol
 
use
 

For
 
More
 
Information
 
The
 
Suicide
 
Prevention
 
Resource
 
Center’s
 
website
 
contains
 
many
 
resources
 
on
 
suicide
 
prevention
 
for
 
colleges
 
and
 
universities. See
 
the
 
following: Colleges
 
and
 
Universities
 
pages
 


 
College-University
 
resources
 
in
 
the
 
library
 


 
College-University
 
resources
 
in
 
the
 
Best
 
Practices
 
Registry
 

Endnotes
 

 
Schwartz,
 
A.
 
J.
 
(2006). College
 
student
 
suicide
 
in
 
the
 
United
 
States: 1990
–1991
 
through
 
2003–2004. Journal
 
of
 
American
 
College
 
Health,
 
54(6),
 
341–352. Suicide
 
Prevention
 
Reso