Professional, Continuing and Online Education Update by UPCEA

Professional, Continuing, and Online Education Update by UPCEA

College Suicide Rates and Statistics - Jackie Burrell, Very Well Mind

** Information presented in this article may be triggering to some people. If you are having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 for support and assistance from a trained counselor. If you or a loved one are in immediate danger, call 911.**

According to the American College Health Association (ACHA), the suicide rate among young adults ages 15–24 has tripled since the 1950s. Suicide is currently the second most common cause of death among college students.

https://www.verywellmind.com/college-and-teen-suicide-statistics-3570768

University of Miami’s STEMSEL for Digital Mental Health Services - Giovanni Albanese, Governement Technology

The university’s Media and Innovation Lab worked with digital mental health company Neolth on a platform that assesses students, then customizes curricula and suggests resources according to their mental health needs. The platform will adapt and produce new suggested lessons, whether it be website-based or through the app, to help students navigate life stresses, he said.

https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/university-of-miamis-stemsel-for-digital-mental-health-services

Not even 3% of Florida university system students respond to ‘viewpoint diversity’ survey - Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Higher Ed Dive

Only a sliver of students in the State University System of Florida responded to a controversial state-mandated survey designed to measure “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on campuses. Less than 3% of students given the survey took it. State legislators required all public colleges to administer the survey to students, faculty and staff with a law passed in 2021. The survey asks how comfortable they are expressing their personal beliefs and whether they think institutions welcome varied political opinions. The employee response rate, a little less than 10%, was slightly higher than the student one.

https://www.highereddive.com/news/not-even-3-of-florida-university-system-students-respond-to-viewpoint-div/630738/

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