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Notice. Talk. Act.®: College Edition

Giving college communities a tool to combat the rising mental health crisis and empowers faculty/staff to connect individuals with timely support.

Notice. Talk. Act.® at School: College Edition is a mental health professional development program for staff, administration and student leaders to learn how to help in connecting individuals to supportive services at the first sign of distress.

Colleges and universities across the U.S. continue to grapple with the steadily increasing population of individuals with mental health concerns who are a part of their campus communities. Though service utilization has increased, many individuals with mental health concerns still do not receive treatment.

  • 37%
    of college individuals have a lifetime diagnosis of a mental health concern
  • 47%
    of college students who screened positive for depression and/or anxiety did not receive any connection to care in the last year
  • 43%
    rate death by suicide in the college-aged population has increased by 43% from 2017 to 2018

The APA Foundation believes that faculty/staff on your college campus are in a prime position to make a difference. By implementing the Notice. Talk. Act.® College Edition training on your campus, you enable members of your college campus community to:

  1. Notice early warning signs,
  2. Talk to the individual about what they noticed, and
  3. Act to connect the individual to support services.

Program Components

 

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E-Learning Module

This module is designed to help members of your college campus community learn basic mental health knowledge and how to Notice. Talk. Act.®: NOTICE warning signs, TALK about warning signs, and ACT appropriately in referring individuals to resources.

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Live Skill-Based Training Session

During our in-person training session, members of your college campus community will be given opportunities to hone their Notice. Talk. Act.® skills.

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Post-Training Assessments

Check-in with us at 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month to see how your community members are implementing their new skills, ask follow up questions, and provide feedback for further training improvements.

Want to Learn More?

For more information and to apply for Notice. Talk. Act.® College Edition, contact [email protected].

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