{"572201":{"#nid":"572201","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Ends Suicide Together","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAll around the country the week of Sept. 5, individuals are discussing mental health and suicide as part of National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 5-11) and World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10.\u0026nbsp;Here at Georgia Tech, the conversation started months ago with the undertaking of a new campus initiative, \u003Cem\u003ETech Ends Suicide Together.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2015 National College Health Assessment estimates that 9.6 percent of college students experience suicidal ideation and 1.6 percent attempt suicide each year. More alarmingly, approximately 1,100 undergraduate students die by suicide each year. Given these numbers and the devastating impact of loss, colleges across the country have diligently and intentionally worked to prevent suicides on their campus \u2014 with success being measured by the ability to maintain the national average, or slightly below.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a leading technological university known for its innovative solutions, it seems only fitting that Georgia Tech would be bold and aspirational in establishing an initiative that shifts the classic paradigm from \u0022suicide reduction\u0022 to \u0022suicide elimination.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpearheaded by the Counseling Center and the Division of Student Life, the \u003Cem\u003ETech Ends Suicide Together \u003C\/em\u003Einitiative is based on the international Zero Suicide campaign enacted in community healthcare systems around the world. At the heart of the initiative are two foundational beliefs: every member of the Georgia Tech community is a caregiver that has a role in suicide prevention, and even one life of our Georgia Tech family lost to suicide is too many. \u003Cem\u003ETech Ends Suicide Together \u003C\/em\u003Eaims to bring the entire campus community \u2014 students, faculty, staff, parents, and alumni \u2014 together through a commitment and call to action to work together to end suicide on our campus. As President Peterson remarked during the launch of the initiative at the 2016 Institute Address two weeks ago, \u201cthe more engaged and informed we are, the more effective we will be in creating a healthy and safe community for everyone.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGet involved now by visiting the website \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.endsuicide.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eendsuicide.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more about your role in suicide prevention at Georgia Tech. You can also join the national conversation this week by posting your commitment to end suicide at Tech using #jacketsendingsuicide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESpearheaded by the Counseling Center and the Division of Student Life, the Tech Ends Suicide Together initiative is based on the international Zero Suicide campaign enacted in community healthcare systems around the world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Spearheaded by the Counseling Center and the Division of Student Life, the Tech Ends Suicide Together initiative is based on the international Zero Suicide campaign enacted in community healthcare systems around the world."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2016-09-01 15:32:31","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"572211":{"id":"572211","type":"image","title":"Tech Ends Suicide Together","body":null,"created":"1472759504","gmt_created":"2016-09-01 19:51:44","changed":"1475895381","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:21","alt":"Tech Ends Suicide Together","file":{"fid":"207117","name":"test_webfeaturead.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/test_webfeaturead.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/test_webfeaturead.png","mime":"image\/png","size":343812,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/test_webfeaturead.png?itok=Z0zkO90I"}}},"media_ids":["572211"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/endsuicide.gatech.edu\/","title":"Tech Ends Suicide Together"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10343","name":"mental health"},{"id":"167348","name":"suicide"},{"id":"172315","name":"tech ends suicide together"},{"id":"4076","name":"wellness"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E- Georgia Tech Psychologist\/Coordinator of Suicide Prevention and Crisis Response\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["endsuicide@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}