{"id":21196,"date":"2021-09-29T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycareprod.wpengine.com\/?p=21196"},"modified":"2024-11-21T19:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T01:18:06","slug":"campus-support-after-student-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#what-is-a-postvention-plan-and-why-should-a-campus-have-one\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">What is a postvention plan and why should a campus have one?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#1-facilitate-the-grieving-and-adjustment-process\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">1. Facilitate the grieving and adjustment process<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#2-stabilize-the-environment\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">2. Stabilize the environment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#3-reduce-the-risk-of-negative-behaviors-and-further-suicides\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">3. Reduce the risk of negative behaviors and further suicides<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#protocols-to-follow-immediately-following-a-suicide\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Protocols to follow immediately following a suicide<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#first-24-hours\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">First 24 hours<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#the-days-following-a-suicide\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">The days following a suicide<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#typical-ways-that-students-respond-in-the-wake-of-a-suicide\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Typical ways that students respond in the wake of a suicide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#resources-to-support-your-campus-after-a-student-suicide\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Resources to support your campus after a student suicide<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21196\" class=\"elementor elementor-21196\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c671caa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c671caa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82d2677 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"82d2677\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3bd5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c3bd5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/harvardpolitics.com\/the-imperfect-storm\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">1,100 college students<\/a> take their own lives each year, making suicide this population\u2019s second leading cause of death. This fact keeps student development professionals up at night, dreading the day it potentially happens on their campuses. But in addition to suicide prevention plans, it\u2019s important for higher education leaders to prepare for those days and potentially prevent additional student suicides \u2014 by creating a postvention plan.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-a-postvention-plan-and-why-should-a-campus-have-one\"><\/span>What is a postvention plan and why should a campus have one?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Suicide postvention is the provision of psychological support, crisis intervention, and other forms of assistance to those affected by a campus suicide. In the aftermath of a suicide, postvention efforts help the campus community get back to their pre-crisis level of functioning and develop new skills for dealing with challenges.<\/p><p>Postvention should effectively:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6683729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6683729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-facilitate-the-grieving-and-adjustment-process\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1. Facilitate the grieving and adjustment process<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d65d222 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d65d222\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f3fbb0 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8f3fbb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc43a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc43a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Postvention helps those impacted by suicide deal with the trauma and grief, as well as reduce the intensity of emotional, mental, physical, and behavioral reactions. An effective plan will encourage the expression of difficult emotions and help students, faculty, and staff process what happened.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a5250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47a5250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-stabilize-the-environment\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2. Stabilize the environment<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c9fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63c9fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Postvention should stabilize the campus community, restore order and routine, and help the community return to its pre-crisis level of functioning. An effective plan will avoid institutionalizing grief (i.e. when the memory of suicide becomes ingrained in the campus culture).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f631cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f631cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-reduce-the-risk-of-negative-behaviors-and-further-suicides\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">3. Reduce the risk of negative behaviors and further suicides<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5220e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5220e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Postvention should limit the risk of suicide contagion, as other students in the community struggling with psychological pain may be influenced to act in a similar way. An effective plan will also leverage lessons learned to improve future prevention, postvention, and response efforts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a421d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61a421d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s critical that postvention planning be done in advance. The plan should be specific enough to be useful, while flexible enough to apply to various circumstances. Postvention efforts and responses should also be reviewed within one or two weeks of the crisis and a month or more after the crisis to examine the effectiveness of the response and explore issues that could have been handled better.<\/p><p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/adaa.org\/sites\/default\/files\/postvention_guide-suicide-college.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">postvention guide<\/a> created by a Higher Education Mental Health Alliance (HEMHA) Project is a helpful resource to make sure a plan is in place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473baf4 elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"473baf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-content-item elementor-cta__content-item elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-cta__icon elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"146.176\" height=\"149.08\" viewBox=\"0 0 146.176 149.08\"><g transform=\"translate(-5555.288 -2392.131)\"><g transform=\"translate(5573.009 2394.381)\"><line y1=\"12.497\" transform=\"translate(55.269)\" stroke-width=\"4.5\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" fill=\"none\"><\/line><line x1=\"4.597\" y1=\"12.631\" transform=\"translate(33.56 2.884)\" stroke-width=\"4.5\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" fill=\"none\"><\/line><line x1=\"8.411\" y1=\"10.024\" transform=\"translate(13.725 13.204)\" stroke-width=\"4.5\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" fill=\"none\"><\/line><line x1=\"11.903\" y1=\"6.872\" transform=\"translate(0 27.022)\" stroke-width=\"4.5\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" fill=\"none\"><\/line><line y1=\"5.882\" x2=\"10.188\" transform=\"translate(100.545 30.656)\" stroke-width=\"4.5\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" fill=\"none\"><\/line><line y1=\"9.717\" x2=\"8.153\" transform=\"translate(89.438 14.618)\" stroke-width=\"4.5\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" fill=\"none\"><\/line><line y1=\"12.555\" x2=\"4.57\" transform=\"translate(72.38 3.933)\" stroke-width=\"4.5\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" fill=\"none\"><\/line><\/g><g transform=\"translate(5600.548 2457.433)\"><path d=\"M5623.736,2471.934l8.421,6.919a11.128,11.128,0,0,1,4.064,8.6v28.1\" transform=\"translate(-5580.568 -2434.024)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/path><path d=\"M5603.063,2471.934l-8.421,6.919a11.131,11.131,0,0,0-4.066,8.6v28.1\" transform=\"translate(-5590.576 -2434.024)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/path><path d=\"M5625.288,2485.928l.043,5.931v17.263\" transform=\"translate(-5580.1 -2429.801)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/path><path d=\"M5598.626,2485.928l-.043,5.931v17.263\" transform=\"translate(-5588.16 -2429.801)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/path><circle cx=\"17.492\" cy=\"17.492\" r=\"17.492\" transform=\"translate(10.336)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/circle><\/g><g transform=\"translate(5557.538 2443.63)\"><path d=\"M5570.025,2461.331l-8.422,6.919a11.132,11.132,0,0,0-4.064,8.6v28.1\" transform=\"translate(-5557.539 -2423.422)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/path><path d=\"M5565.588,2475.325l-.043,5.931v17.263\" transform=\"translate(-5555.122 -2419.198)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/path><circle cx=\"17.492\" cy=\"17.492\" r=\"17.492\" transform=\"translate(10.336)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/circle><g transform=\"translate(96.357)\"><path d=\"M5656.774,2461.331l8.423,6.919a11.133,11.133,0,0,1,4.064,8.6v28.1\" transform=\"translate(-5623.942 -2423.422)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/path><path d=\"M5658.325,2475.325l.045,5.931v17.263\" transform=\"translate(-5623.473 -2419.198)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/path><circle cx=\"17.492\" cy=\"17.492\" r=\"17.492\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#606060\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4.5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/g><path d=\"M5620.952,2417.885c12.105,0,22.848,4.921,29.487,12.474h9.655c-7.442-12.054-22.191-20.286-39.143-20.286s-31.7,8.232-39.142,20.286h9.655C5598.105,2422.806,5608.847,2417.885,5620.952,2417.885Z\" transform=\"translate(7.326 4.737)\" fill=\"#f4bd51\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReduce the stigma of seeking mental care on campus\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTelehealth provides on-demand, 24\/7 support when students need it\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/contact\/?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=contact_blog\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFind a care solution today\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e28fc21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e28fc21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ade67cb ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ade67cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab504fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab504fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"protocols-to-follow-immediately-following-a-suicide\"><\/span>Protocols to follow immediately following a suicide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>The following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/resource\/after-a-student-suicide\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">guidance from the Centre for Suicide Prevention<\/a> is a helpful start for college and university leaders as they create a postvention plan.<\/p><h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"first-24-hours\"><\/span>First 24 hours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a3f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26a3f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1. Contact family members of the students who died<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a813f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a813f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Offer condolences on behalf of the school community. Determine if the parents of the deceased student want the suicide disclosed. Recommend that the cause of death be acknowledged, without releasing specific details. Maintain a culturally sensitive approach, being aware of the background of the family of the deceased student and their beliefs and attitudes toward suicide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5397b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba5397b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2. Inform school staff, school district administration, and board<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ffa2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ffa2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Educate your internal stakeholders so that they understand what has happened and have the resources needed to support students. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/resource\/after-a-student-suicide\/#commsplan\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">developing a communications plan<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a32815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a32815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">3. Inform all school families that a student has died with an official communication from the college president<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3e352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e3e352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is important to recognize the death as a suicide, if permission is given by the deceased student\u2019s parents. Provide reassurance that the school is returning to a normal routine. Offer assurance that counseling services will be made available for the school community and that more information on how to access these services will follow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e97c74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e97c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">4. Operate the school as normally as possible, maintaining a stable environment<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6d1b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c6d1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The purpose of this isn\u2019t to ignore the death or minimize its significance in the lives of students. It instead is meant to provide stability for the overall campus, while giving students, faculty, and staff space to process what has happened and utilize available mental health resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14eb615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14eb615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">5. Consult existing school policies or protocols regarding crisis management, student deaths, and suicide deaths and work with your district to implement them<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcdc76f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcdc76f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your campus has a crisis plan prepared, this is the time to make sure all policies and protocols are being followed. Review this thorough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sprc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resource-program\/AfteraSuicideToolkitforSchools.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">After Suicide Toolkit<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c6898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38c6898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-days-following-a-suicide\"><\/span>The days following a suicide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5><p>It is critical to follow up to ensure people receive the proper care after a suicide or suicide attempt. Those who have been exposed to suicide are at greater risk of suicide themselves. Here are some steps to consider to help people affected by suicide work through their grief.<\/p><ol><li>Arrange for group-based grief and loss counseling and make these services available to the entire school community. Clearly communicate session availability to students, staff, and the families of all students.<\/li><li>Immediately identify students at risk of suicide and monitor them. A suicide death can be a triggering event for others.<\/li><li>Meet with the deceased student\u2019s closest friends and emphasize to them that they\u2019re not responsible for the student\u2019s death.<\/li><\/ol><p>While this list is not a comprehensive plan, it is an example of the sort of considerations that should go into creating your campus\u2019 own postvention plan.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"typical-ways-that-students-respond-in-the-wake-of-a-suicide\"><\/span>Typical ways that students respond in the wake of a suicide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>College students are particularly vulnerable to adverse effects of exposure to the suicide of a peer. In fact, it can potentially lead to memorialization, which can be triggering, and lead to what is referred to as suicide \u201cclusters\u201d or \u201ccontagion.\u201d Suicide contagion is when multiple suicides occur in a short period of time or defined location. Examples of this type of situation from higher education institutions include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/06\/nyregion\/nj-rowan-suicides.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Rowan University<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcpress.com\/news\/seven-appalachian-state-student-deaths-in-four-months-heightened-level-of-concern-on-campus.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Appalachian State University<\/a>. Contagion is rare, but young people are more vulnerable to it than any other age group. Those who may have higher risk factors include:<\/p><ul><li>Close friends of the person who died<\/li><li>Witnesses of the death<\/li><li>Students who had contact with the person shortly before the death<\/li><li>Those with mental illness who already experience thoughts of suicide<\/li><li>Those who have experienced suicide loss in the past<\/li><\/ul><p>Studies of suicide clusters indicate that up to 5% of suicides may be related to other similar deaths. One study of adolescents found that the suicide deaths of classmates predicted suicidal ideation and attempts two years and longer after the death of the peer. Similarly, in a large longitudinal study of adolescents in the U.S., data revealed that among teens, having a friend who died by suicide increased both suicidal thoughts and attempts for at least a year following the loss.<\/p><p>The elevated risk for suicidality is not the only adverse effect of exposure to suicide. Many studies have also found elevated rates of mental health problems \u2014 particularly depression, but also including social difficulties and continuing grief reactions \u2014 in the bereaved when compared with other types of loss survivors or population-level norms. Survivors of suicide loss experience greater rates of:<\/p><ul><li>Bipolar disorder<\/li><li>Depression<\/li><li>Substance abuse<\/li><li>Psychiatric morbidity<\/li><li>Complicated grief disorder<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/afsp.org\/ive-lost-someone\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Suicide grief responses<\/a> often include:<\/p><ul><li>Shock and numbness<\/li><li>Profound sadness<\/li><li>Anger and blame<\/li><li>Guilt<\/li><li>Shame<\/li><li>Relief<\/li><li>Denial<\/li><li>&#8220;Why?&#8221; questions<\/li><li>Fear and depression<\/li><li>Questioning religious beliefs<\/li><li>Suicidal ideation<\/li><\/ul><p>An effective postvention plan will ensure the student body, staff members, and faculty exposed to suicide or suicidal behaviors are evaluated by a mental health professional, and referred for additional mental health services as needed.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"resources-to-support-your-campus-after-a-student-suicide\"><\/span>Resources to support your campus after a student suicide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Student development professionals should be mindful of their limitations and consider bringing in trained trauma responders and staff from local mental health resource centers to help. Often, college employees working directly in the situation are also impacted by a suicide death. Consequently, it\u2019s important that they respond in ways that protect the school community while not diminishing or ignoring their own reactions to the death.<\/p><p>Colleges and universities should consider bringing in local or national experts in school suicide postvention for consultation and assistance. Consider these national organizations that provide crisis response and postvention consultation and training:<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasponline.org\/professional-development\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The National Association of School Psychologists\u2019 School Safety and Crisis Response Committee (NASP)<\/a> provides phone, e-mail, and onsite consultation.<\/li><li>The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC)<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> provides names of local TLC-certified trauma practitioners. TLC also has certified trauma trainers who can come on campus to provide training on suicide crisis response and postvention, as well as other trauma-related topics.<\/span><\/li><li><a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dougy.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Dougy Center: National Center for Grieving Children &amp; Families<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> provides onsite training as well as both phone and onsite consultations.<\/span><\/li><li><a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sprc.org\/states\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> provides suicide prevention contacts in every state who can assist in identifying local experts. Check with your state\u2019s office of education.<\/span><\/li><li><a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/afsp.org\/reporting-on-suicide-prevention\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> provides the latest statistics on suicide and guidance for reporting safely and accurately about suicide. The organization also provides a complete After a Suicide Toolkit with comprehensive emergency action checklists.<\/span><\/li><li><a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">National Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> hotline: 800-273-8255<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p>A postvention plan can be a key to preventing suicide on your campus. A part of every plan should include how your college will provide around-the-clock counseling and on-demand support. Telehealth is one effective way to deliver such care. Telehealth eliminates wait times, reduces the stigma of seeking mental and medical care, and offers in-the-moment student care. When students don\u2019t have to wait days or weeks for a counseling center appointment, there is a positive effect on campus health and wellness.<\/p><p>At TimelyCare, care is available 24\/7\/365 for any type of emotional support need, including crisis situations and grief support. As a strategic partner, TimelyCare providers support students and follow campus protocol in both crisis and postvention situations. <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/contact\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">Contact TimelyCare<\/a> to learn how telehealth can make a difference in the lives of your students and support your college campus\u2019 suicide prevention and postvention plans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately 1,100 college students take their own lives each year, making suicide this population\u2019s second leading cause of death. This fact keeps student development professionals up at night, dreading the day it potentially happens on their campuses. But in addition to suicide prevention plans, it\u2019s important for higher education leaders to prepare for those days [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":21198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-higher-education"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide - TimelyCare<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Higher education leaders must focus on both campus suicide prevention and postvention support in the event of a student suicide.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide - TimelyCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Higher education leaders must focus on both campus suicide prevention and postvention support in the event of a student suicide.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TimelyCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TimelyCare\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-09-29T15:07:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/campus-support-after-a-student-suicide-blog.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Luke Hejl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@timely_care\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@timely_care\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Luke Hejl\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Luke Hejl\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5bddf455fb846995182b7d2e45bed5ef\"},\"headline\":\"Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-29T15:07:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-22T01:18:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/\"},\"wordCount\":1631,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/campus-support-after-a-student-suicide-blog.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Higher Education\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/\",\"name\":\"Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide - TimelyCare\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/campus-support-after-a-student-suicide-blog.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-29T15:07:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-22T01:18:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"Higher education leaders must focus on both campus suicide prevention and postvention support in the event of a student suicide.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/campus-support-after-a-student-suicide-blog.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/campus-support-after-a-student-suicide-blog.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"campus support after student suicide\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/\",\"name\":\"TimelyCare\",\"description\":\"Higher Ed&#039;s Most Trusted Virtual Care Provider\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"TimelyCare\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/timely-care-524Y0g.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/timely-care-524Y0g.png\",\"width\":901,\"height\":601,\"caption\":\"TimelyCare\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TimelyCare\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/timely_care\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timelycare\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/27180558\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5bddf455fb846995182b7d2e45bed5ef\",\"name\":\"Luke Hejl\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lukehejl\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/author\/luke-hejl\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide - TimelyCare","description":"Higher education leaders must focus on both campus suicide prevention and postvention support in the event of a student suicide.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide - TimelyCare","og_description":"Higher education leaders must focus on both campus suicide prevention and postvention support in the event of a student suicide.","og_url":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/","og_site_name":"TimelyCare","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TimelyCare\/","article_published_time":"2021-09-29T15:07:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/campus-support-after-a-student-suicide-blog.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Luke Hejl","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@timely_care","twitter_site":"@timely_care","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Luke Hejl","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/"},"author":{"name":"Luke Hejl","@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5bddf455fb846995182b7d2e45bed5ef"},"headline":"Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide","datePublished":"2021-09-29T15:07:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-22T01:18:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/"},"wordCount":1631,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/campus-support-after-a-student-suicide-blog.jpg","articleSection":["Higher Education"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/","url":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/","name":"Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide - TimelyCare","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/campus-support-after-a-student-suicide-blog.jpg","datePublished":"2021-09-29T15:07:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-22T01:18:06+00:00","description":"Higher education leaders must focus on both campus suicide prevention and postvention support in the event of a student suicide.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/campus-support-after-a-student-suicide-blog.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/campus-support-after-a-student-suicide-blog.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"campus support after student suicide"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/campus-support-after-student-suicide\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Postvention: Campus Support After a Student Suicide"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/","name":"TimelyCare","description":"Higher Ed&#039;s Most Trusted Virtual Care Provider","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#organization","name":"TimelyCare","url":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/timely-care-524Y0g.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/timely-care-524Y0g.png","width":901,"height":601,"caption":"TimelyCare"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TimelyCare\/","https:\/\/x.com\/timely_care","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timelycare\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/27180558\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5bddf455fb846995182b7d2e45bed5ef","name":"Luke Hejl","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lukehejl"],"url":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/author\/luke-hejl\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}