OPCSMH 7th Biennial Conference: The Evolving Landscape of Campus Behavioral

Our mission at the OPCSMH is to serve as a resource center promoting a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention and mental health promotion at college campuses across the state of Ohio through collaboration with community stakeholders to prevent campus suicide and create a culture of care on Ohio campuses.

In line with our mission, the goals for the 7th biennial conference include providing education on evidence-based, culturally relevant resources related to campus suicide prevention and mental health promotion through presentations from industry experts and creating and fostering a safe space for discussion of mental health and campus safety topics, including but not limited to mental health stigma, suicide risk, and substance misuse.

To accomplish these goals, attendees of the conference will learn to identify how colleges and universities can collaborate with the campus-community to leverage the promotion of student safety & well-being, mental health awareness and campus suicide prevention efforts, encourage students, faculty, staff and administration to reconsider practices and strategies to improve access to behavioral health services on campus, and learn new best practices, resources, and help-seeking options that target suicide prevention for all campus-community student populations.

Host or Publisher Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health/NEOMED