Project Grant H79SM086307

#HEARIAM 2.0 - MOLLOY CAMPUS SUICIDE PREVENTION PROJECT - PROJECT SUMMARY: MOLLOY UNIVERSITY, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE STUDENT PERSONAL COUNSELING CENTER (SPCC), WILL PURSUE A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH, UTILIZING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, TO ADDRESS SUICIDE IDEATION AND MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS ON CAMPUS. CAMPUS PROJECT FOCUSES ON SPECIFIC NEEDS OF VETERANS, STUDENTS OF COLOR, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, LGBTQ+ STUDENTS, FIRST YEARS, STUDENT-SURVIVORS, AND NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS. INSTITUTION: MOLLOY UNIVERSITY. MOLLOY COLLEGE IS CHANGING ITS NAME TO MOLLOY UNIVERSITY EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2022. PROJECT NAME: #HEARIAM 2.0 POPULATION TO BE SERVED: (DEMOGRAPHICS AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS): FALL 2021 ENROLLMENT COMPRISED 3,282 UNDERGRADUATE, 1,423 GRADUATE, AND 179 DOCTORAL STUDENTS; CAMPUS IS 77% WOMEN (AVG.); RANGE IN AGE FROM 17-72; 7% WITH DISCLOSED DISABILITY; 44% RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY; 36% FIRST-GENERATION; 28% PELL-ELIGIBLE; 39 VETERANS; 31 NONRESIDENT STUDENTS; 44% OF MOLLOY STUDENTS ARE IN NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH COURSES OF STUDY. LAST YEAR, SPCC HAD 102 CRISIS WALK-INS. IN THE LAST 5 YEARS, BETWEEN 2% AND 4% OF STUDENTS USING CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IDENTIFIED SUBSTANCE USE OR ADDICTION AS THEIR PRIMARY REASON FOR SEEKING SERVICES; 1 SUICIDE ATTEMPT OCCURRED ON MOLLOY CAMPUS AND ANOTHER OFF CAMPUS; NO SUBSTANCE USE OVERDOSES OR DEATHS BY SUICIDE WERE RECORDED (MOLLOY AND SPCC DATA, 2016-2021). STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE GATEKEEPER TRAINING, SOLUTION-FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY, AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF SAMHSA'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVE OF INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. PROJECT GOALS: (1) PROVIDE OR ENSURE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO MOLLOY STUDENTS BY BUILDING CAPACITY AND STRENGTHENING NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE; (2) CREATE CAMPUSWIDE EARLY INTERVENTION AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND SUICIDE IDEATION THROUGH SCREENING, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND TRAINING; AND (3) ENSURE A HEALTHY, SUPPORTIVE MOLLOY CAMPUS, AND INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: SUPPLEMENT THE PROJECT TEAM WITH A MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE OF AT LEAST 10 INTERNAL EXPERTS; UPDATE ALL PROMOTIONAL/EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; DISTRIBUTE CRISIS RESPONSE PROTOCOLS ANNUALLY; ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO UTILIZE SCREENING TOOLS; CONSISTENTLY PUBLICIZE 4 CRISIS HOTLINES RELEVANT TO TARGET GROUPS; IMPLEMENT 4 GATEKEEPER TRAININGS FOR KEY DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS PUBLIC SAFETY, RESIDENCE LIFE, CAMPUS LIFE, ATHLETICS, HEALTH SERVICES, AND NURSING/ALLIED HEALTH FACULTY; CO-PROGRAM 4 EVENTS WITH OTHER CAMPUS DEPARTMENTS AND INITIATIVES; DISSEMINATE INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS TO FAMILIES ANNUALLY; FACILITATE 6+ TARGET GROUP WORKSHOPS UTILIZING COMMUNITY PARTNERS; INCREASE COUNSELING TO AT-RISK STUDENTS, IN-HOUSE OR BY REFERRAL; IMPLEMENT 2 STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ACCESS TO LETHAL MEANS AMONG STUDENTS WITH IDENTIFIED SUICIDE RISK; AND UTILIZE CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONSES 100% OF THE TIME. NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED ANNUALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT: IN ADDITION TO EXPOSING THE WHOLE CAMPUS OF OVER 6,000 STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES EACH YEAR, THE FIRST YEAR WILL PROVIDE ENHANCED SERVICES TO 750, SECOND YEAR TO 1,000 AND THIRD YEAR TO 1,250, BUILDING ON PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE 2016-2019 GLS GRANT.