The Rowan University Wellness Center will hold a Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 from 3pm to 4:30pm; and Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9am to 10:30am in Winans Hall, located on the Glassboro campus. The training session is cost-free and open to all students, faculty, and staff from all Rowan colleges and schools including the Rowan–Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (Rowan–Virtua SOM) and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU).
QPR is an evidence-based training that works to help all people recognize when someone is experiencing a suicidal crisis, and gives all people tools to help others experiencing a suicidal crisis obtain the resources that they need. It is not clinical counseling or treatment for suicide prevention—rather, it intends to offer hope through positive actions. By learning QPR, everyone can recognize the warning signs and suicidal communications of people at-risk, and gain skills to act swiftly to prevent a potential tragedy.
The QPR Suicide Prevention Training at Rowan is facilitated by Allie Pearce, Assistant Director of Health Innovation and Quality Assurance at the Rowan Wellness Center in Glassboro. For more information about the training session, visit the Rowan Campus Labs website for details and registration, or email Allie Pearce for more information and about upcoming training sessions at pearce@rowan.edu.
The Rowan University Women's Alliance Network (WAN), in partnership with the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); Office of Social Justice, Inclusion, and Conflict Resolution (SJICR); Wellness Center; Campus Recreation; and Division of Information Resources and Technology (IRT) will host the World Mental Health Day: Health for All Event on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at the Eynon Ballroom in the Chamberlain Student Center, located on the Glassboro campus. The event is open to all, regardless of gender identity. Check-in will take place between 9:15am and 9:30am, and the event will begin promptly at 10am. Light refreshments will be available.
The WAN World Mental Health Day: Health for All Event will be facilitated by Dr. Charryse Johnson, LCMHC, NCC. Dr. Johnson is a clinical psychotherapist, author, and speaker. During the event, Dr. Johnson will share practical techniques for developing and nurturing holistic wellbeing, and will explore the integrated topics of neuroscience, mental health, and wellness. All Rowan University students from all Rowan colleges and schools including the Rowan–Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (Rowan–Virtua SOM) and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) are invited to register cost-free. Rowan faculty, staff, and alumni can register at $20 per ticket. For more information about the event, visit the Rowan Alumni website for details and registration, or email womensnetwork@rowan.edu.
Also throughout September, suicide prevention and crisis services information will be provided at Rowan events, including those hosted by the Wellness Center and Rowan Thrive. During the Rowan University Student Wellbeing Retreat, "Recharge and Connect Retreat," on Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23, 2023 on the Glassboro campus, Rowan Student Life will help all students from all Rowan colleges and schools to foster and increase connections and friendships while engaging in activities such as nature walks and exploring the campus planetarium. The retreat is cost-free and spots are limited—please visit the Rowan Campus Labs website for further details and information, or email Lindsay Johnson, Ed.D., LPC, LCADC, Assistant Director of Well-Being at the Rowan Wellness Center in Glassboro, at johnsonln@rowan.edu.
Thrive is a Rowan-based community of care focused on supporting and building a campus community that provides foundation for the lifelong well-being of all students, faculty, staff, and alumni affiliated with Rowan University and all Rowan colleges and schools. It is an institutional priority and supports each person to use a lifelong model for reflection, resilience, meaning, and lifelong happiness. Thrive supports wellbeing in six facets—physical, social, emotional, community, purpose, and financial. Explore resources and events on the Rowan Thrive website.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) "Out of the Darkness" Walks: The AFSP is a voluntary health organization that supports those affected by suicide, with a nationwide community and research, education, and advocacy to prevent suicide. The AFSP's community walks are held nationwide and help give people courage to share their connections to the cause, and a platform to enable a culture that's better-informed about mental health. In Southern New Jersey, walks will take place throughout September and October 2023 in Sewell, Mount Laurel, and Vineland. Additional walks throughout New Jersey and nationwide are listed on the AFSP website.
If you or someone you know is at risk for harm from yourself or others, call 911 or go to your local emergency room.
Learn about #BeThe1To at bethe1to.com, and learn about the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988lifeline.org.
Learn about the physician suicide crisis, suicide prevention resources, and how to help create a culture of mental wellbeing, via the Vital Signs: The Campaign to Prevent Physician Suicide website.
Additional educational information and supportive resources focused on suicide prevention are available at go.rowan.edu/bethe1to; and educational information and supportive resources focused on stigma, substance dependence and substance use disorder (SUD)/addictions treatment, and related terms and issues are available at go.rowan.edu/recovery.
Please know that there is no shame in seeking support and treatment. You are important and your life matters.
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