SUICIDE
PREVENTION RESOURCES • MENTAL
HEALTH INFORMATION • ONLINE
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Suicide Prevention Resources
South Carolina Suicide and Crisis Hotlines
This site provides telephone numbers for suicide and crisis hotlines
throughout the state of South Carolina.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
This site provides information about suicide and the National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
is a 24-Hour toll-free suicide prevention service available to
anyone in suicidal crisis. You can receive support from
the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 1-200-273-TALK
(8255)
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
This site provides information about suicide, suicide prevention,
prevention support, training, and resources to assist organizations
and individuals to develop suicide prevention.
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
This site provides information about the Department of Health and
Human Services efforts to prevent suicide in American. This
is a collaborative effort between SAMSHA, CDC, NIH, HRSA, and HIS.
The American Academy of Suicidology
The American Association of Suicidology is dedicated to the understanding
and prevention of suicide. The organization promotes research,
public awareness programs, and education and training for professionals
and volunteers.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is the only international
non-profit organization dedicated to funding the research and education
needed to prevent suicide.
Mental Health Information
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s
largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving
the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their
families. This site has a great deal of information about mental
illness, local NAMI chapters, and NAMI advocacy efforts.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The National Institute of Mental Health is a branch of the National
Institute of Health. The NIMH conducts and sponsors a tremendous
amount of mental health research. The NIMH website is a great
resource for information and research on mental illness.
Jed Foundation
The Jed Foundation is the nation’s leading organization working
to prevent suicide and promote mental health among college students. The
Jed foundation has a lot of great information on college mental
health and suicide prevention.
Half of Us
MTV and the Jed Foundation launched the Half of Us campaign to
raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health issues on
campus and to connect students to the appropriate resources to
get help. The title of the program comes from research that
suggest that half of college students reported feeling so depressed
that they could not function. Check out this website for
information on college mental health and to watch college students
and musician tell about their struggles and successes managing
mental illness. The site also provides online mental health
screenings sponsored by ULifeline.
Ulifeline
Ulifeline is a website specifically designed to provide college
students with information about mental health issues. The
site also provides access to free online screenings. The
University of South Carolina Lancaster Counseling Center is registered
throughout Ulifeline. When you click on this link and choose
South Carolina, you will find USCL listed. Choose our campus
and you will find resources specific to our campus.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
helping all people live mentally healthier lives. Their site
provides lots of information about mental illness and treatment,
online screenings for mental illness, advocacy and prevention efforts
of the organization, and access to local affiliates of the organization.
South Carolina Department of Mental Health
The South Carolina Department of Mental Health provides mental
health services throughout the state of South Carolina. Their
site has information about local mental health services the Department
sponsors and information about mental illness.
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and
professional organization that represents psychology in the United
States. With 148,000 members, APA is the largest association of
psychologists worldwide. The APA sponsors a Help Center online
to provide information about your physical and emotional well-being,
as well as information about referrals.
Online Screenings
Take one of the mental health screenings provided
at the links below. They are both free of charge and available
24 hours. Mental health screenings provide a quick way to
identify signs of mental illness and seek help if necessary. If
a screening suggest that you could benefit from mental health services,
please come to the counseling center and we can support you in
finding appropriate services at our facility or at other providers
in the area. Please fill out the pre-appointment
forms prior to coming in for services. If you have questions
about the forms, we can answer them when you come in to meet with
our staff.
Ulifeline
The University of South Carolina Lancaster Counseling Center has
partnered with Ulifeline to provide online screening around the
clock for our students. The screening program used by Ulifeline
was developed by Duke University Medical Center. To use this
screening program click on the Ulifeline link listed above and
chose the United States as your country, South Carolina as your
state, and the University of South Carolina Lancaster as your school. Then
click on the Self –eValuator link on the left hand side. Then
you will be guided through the screening. If the screening
suggest or you feel that you could benefit from services at the
University of South Carolina Lancaster Counseling Center, make
an appointment by calling (803) 313-7112 or (803) 313-7074 and
fill out the pre-appointment forms.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America provides a variety of online screening tools
through their website. Click on this link and you will see
options for a number of screening tools. If you take a screening
and feel that you could benefit from mental health services, make
an appointment by calling (803) 313-7112 or (803) 313-7074 and
fill out the pre-appointment forms.
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
QPR is a suicide prevention program designed to train students,
faculty, staff, and other community members to identify the risk
factors and indicators of suicide, ask individuals at risk about
suicide, persuade individuals at risk to seek services, and to
assist individuals at risk in making a referral. This
training is available to students, faculty, and staff at the University
of South Carolina Lancaster. QPR is also available to community
organizations (schools, universities, human service organizations,
etc.) that may be interested in this training as well.
If you have a class or group that you would like to receive this
training please contact Mark Coe at 803-313-7057 or coemarks@mailbox.sc.edu.
Notice of Privacy Practices
We are very committed to maintaining the confidentiality and
privacy of your personal and health information. The webpage
located at http://counseling/CCprivacy.pdf provides
you with privacy practices regarding your Protected Health Information
(PHI) as mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This is a law that is designed to protect
the privacy of information of health services consumers and provide
for the electronic and physical safety of health and patient medical
information. The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides a minimum federal
standard for the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information
(PHI) by health care organizations and requires that we post a Notice
of Privacy Practices form.
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