Lifeline for Those Who Need One
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| Title: | Lifeline for Those Who Need One (ID: CSD2973) | |
| Topics: | Student Services, Students | |
| Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003) | |
| Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | |
| Abstract: | The Web site Ulifeline offers mental health services targeted at college students at risk of suicide. The site was started by Donna and Phil Satow after their son, Jed, killed himself while a student at the University of Arizona. Tools on the site assess a user's risk of suicide, as well as evaluating several other disorders, and provides advice about what steps the user should take based on the diagnosis. Seventy-two universities have signed up for the free service, which is customized for each institution and locale. Health services officials at several universities noted that presenting useful resources for depressed students in an online medium is often the combination that college students need. Some students echoed this idea, saying the anonymity of using online tools allowed them to open up in ways they would have resisted in person. Some involved in the project want to learn how well the Web site's diagnoses correspond with those that human therapists would reach. Little research exists on the effectiveness of suicide-prevention programs. | |
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