SOS for Higher Ed: Suicide Prevention for Students, Faculty and Staff
Signs of Suicide (SOS) is an online training developed by the creators of MindWise. SOS for Higher Ed includes two 30-minute, self-guided online training courses for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings include video and interactive learning to teach everyone on campus how to ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Tell) in their role in suicide prevention.
SOS for Higher Ed uses real and diverse stories of mental health struggles and recovery along with modeled scenarios to provide all learners with actionable steps to help someone in need.
We encourage everyone in the UM community to take 30 minutes to learn:
- How to recognize signs of suicide risk
- How to have caring conversations that encourage someone to seek help
- How to build community connections that foster positive mental well-being
- An overview of available student mental health resources, on and off-campus
To access the course:
- Visit mindwise.digitalchalk.com and click “Create Account”
- Enter name, email address, and chosen password, click “Create”
- Enter the redemption code Miami and click “Next”
- View your dashboard and select the SOS for Higher Ed course (Students or Staff) that fits your role
If you are struggling now, help is available.
Counseling Center After Hours Line. If you (or a friend) are experiencing distress and need someone to talk with in the middle of the night or on the weekend, please call the Counseling Center’s main number, press 1 and you will be connected to a licensed therapist. Wait times may vary depending on demand. This service cannot change or schedule appointments. The after-hours crisis counselor is available when the Counseling Center is closed.
305-284-5511
Call/text/chat 988 or text 741741 for support 24/7.
If you have any questions about the online training, please contact Rene Monteagudo at Rmonteag@miami.edu.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Faculty and staff can consult the Faculty and Staff Guide on how to support students in distress.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To access the Lifeline, call 1-800-2737-TALK or visit Lifeline Chat.
The Jed Foundation, Facebook and the Clinton Foundation have collaborated to create a tip sheet on how to recognize suicide warnings signs.
