HEC/News-Announcements

Announcements
Friday, October 16, 2009

The Higher Education Center is pleased to make the following announcements:

1) New Awardees: Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior among College Students

The goal of this grant competition is to provide funds to develop or enhance, implement, and evaluate campus- and/or community-based prevention and early intervention strategies to prevent high-risk drinking or violent behavior among college students.

Western State College of Colorado
University of California, San Diego
University of Florida

View more information about the FY2009 Awardees on the Center's Web site: http://www.higheredcenter.org/grants/high-risk/awardees/fy09.

2) SPRC Announces a New Web Based Resource for Universities and Colleges

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center's (SPRC) new Colleges & Universities Web pages were created to support campuses to begin, improve, and sustain a public health effort to prevent suicide and promote mental health on campuses. The new pages feature sections on Campus Data and Developing a Campus Program, which includes information on the use of a comprehensive, multi-strategy approach; engagement of a mental health planning task force; data-driven strategic planning; selection of "best practice" programs; and evaluation of program results. Users also can access helpful resources and research findings related to campus mental health promotion and suicide prevention.

More information can be found on the SPRC Web site at http://www2.sprc.org/collegesanduniversities/index.