Suicide Prevention Video for Texas Colleges and Universities

Описание: This brief, engaging suicide prevention video was created for all Texas institutions of higher education to raise awareness and promote strategies to address suicidality among students of all ages and backgrounds. The video includes warning signs and emphasizes that help and resources are available on campus and in the community. The intended audience is incoming first-year, transfer, graduate, and professional students, though it is also appropriate for current students — and those who work with them. Although this video is general enough to be used in many different contexts, it is one way to partially meet the legal requirements of Texas 88(R) SB532.

To design this video, a multi-disciplinary team of student affairs, new student services, counseling, and health communication professionals led a year-long, research-driven process that included an environmental and literature scan as well as focus groups, a survey, and ongoing consultation with students and staff from a range of Texas institutions.

The 6-minute video features actor portrayals and attractive animation for three stories with universal themes taken from real stories and research. The video was created by The University of Texas at Austin’s Division of Student Affairs and Center for Health Communication in collaboration with Arts and Labor, and was funded by The University of Texas System.

http://txsuicideprevention.utexas.edu/