Goals
The purpose of the UNCG Friends Helping Friends™ Campus Suicide Prevention Program is to increase the number of students at risk of suicide who seek help. The program has two primary goals.
Friends Helping Friends™ Has Two Primary Goals:
- To increase the likelihood that peers will identify and refer at-risk students.
- To improve the help-seeking behavior of at-risk students.
To accomplish these two primary goals, Friends Helping Friends™ has the following four general goals.
Friends Helping Friends™ Has Four General Goals:
- Raise awareness and knowledge about mental health problems, mental disorders, and suicide warning signs on UNCG’s campus.
- Reduce stigma associated with mental health problems, mental disorders, and utilization of professional counseling.
- Promote healthy and effective strategies for managing mental health problems on UNCG’s campus.
- Promote UNCG’s The Counseling & Testing Center and Wellness Center services using both direct and indirect outreach initiatives.