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  • SOS Signs of Suicide for Higher Ed Students and Faculty & Staff

    SOS for Higher Ed is a suicide prevention program that teaches everyone on your campus how to support student well-being. 

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30-Minute Trainings for Students and Faculty & Staff

SOS for Higher Ed offers 30-minute online suicide prevention trainings for both higher education students and campus faculty and staff.  

These trainings use video and interactive learning to teach the ACT® (Acknowledge, Care, Tell) framework with practice scenarios and peer interviews tailored to each audience.   

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Key Learnings from the Program

Students hear from young adults who share their mental health struggles and recovery journeys, while faculty and staff hear from colleagues who have supported students at risk for suicide.  

Through virtual role-plays and activities, participants learn to recognize signs of suicide in a student and connect them to resources, while finding ways to build connection on campus for all community members. SOS for Higher Ed also includes optional group facilitation guides to accommodate in-person workshops and extension activities to reinforce learning.

 

Why Campuses Choose SOS for Higher Ed

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30-Minute, Online Trainings

Easily incorporate trainings into campus initiatives; with advanced option to host in your LMS.

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Pair with QPR

Click to learn how using SOS & QPR together can strengthen campus-wide suicide prevention efforts.
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Program Resources

Includes best practice guidance, promotional resources, and optional Group Facilitation Guides.

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Weekly Reports

Administrators receive weekly training completion reports; participants receive certificates of completion.

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Optional Surveys

Receive annual pre and post training survey reports on participant preparedness and confidence.

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$5,000 Annual License

Student training and Faculty & Staff training licenses are each $5,000 per campus, per year.

How to Purchase

Annual SOS for Higher Ed licenses cost $5,000 per program, per campus. To purchase, please visit our online shop. Student training and Faculty & Staff training licenses may be purchased separately or together as a bundled option. 

Additionally, if you’re applying for an external grant to fund SOS for Higher Ed, our grant application toolkit includes everything you need to complete your application.

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"Through SOS for Higher Ed, we were able to reach a larger population of students, faculty and staff.

Providing a brief, online, asynchronous program created flexibility while offering education on suicide prevention."

University Counseling Center Director
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The Evidence Behind SOS for Higher Ed

Program evaluations have shown that the trainings were associated with significant improvements in participants’ preparedness, likelihood of intervening, and self-efficacy regarding responding to a distressed student. 

  • Program evaluation is ongoing.
  • To learn more about participating in the current study, please email sosinfo@riversidecc.org.  

Explore More SOS Programs

We offer suicide prevention education for students from middle school through college – and to the adults who support them. Learn more about our programs for middle and high school, as well as K-12 school staff below.  

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