Suicide prevention
All of LiveWell’s education and work aims to prevent suicide. Whether it’s education about sleep or substance use, teaching skills to form fulfilling relationships and health intimacy, or empowering students to both contribute and receive from their communities and peers, we are fostering connection, meaning, and purpose.
We know that most students will tell a friend first if they are contemplating suicide, which is why peer knowledge and skill on how to respond, display compassion, and appropriately refer our friends to the resources that can help them are vital. If you think someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, ask them directly. If you want support building the foundational communication skills for asking these questions or having difficult conversations, you can always make a free 1-1 appointment with a Peer Wellness Coach. If you know of a peer struggling with suicidal ideation, send a referral to the Suicide Intervention Program so that professional staff with this expertise can do an outreach!
LiveWell educates and engages our UW community on suicide prevention through the services, events, and resources below:
Services
LiveWell Suicide Intervention Program (SIP)
The Suicide Intervention Program (SIP) is an evidence-based prevention program that connects students to campus resources when incidents of concern related to suicidal thoughts and actions are shared with the University. Contact lwsip@uw.edu to make an appointment or referral.
SIP is not designed to intervene in an emergency. If you or someone you know is in an urgent situation and needs an immediate response, call 911 or the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Peer Wellness Coaching
Schedule a 1-1 appointment with a Peer Wellness Coach to further develop communication skills to navigate tough conversations, or build your emotional regulation or distress tolerance skills. Peer Wellness Coaches can support you through identifying your values and strengths, and using those to build social connections and find community.
Workshops
LiveWell supports the Husky community through workshops on protective practices for our mental-emotional health.
- Body Image
- Coping with the Clouds
- Mental Health
- Difficult Conversations
- Sleep Education
- Social Connections & Preventing Isolation
All our substance use education workshops, as well as our healthy relationships and sexual-gender-based-violence prevention workshops, are suicide prevention. We know from decades of research that substance abuse and experiencing sex/gender based violence are correlated with increased risks of suicidal ideation and risk.
Events
LiveWell periodically offers events throughout the year, including events in recognition with Mental Health Awareness Month each May. Stay connected via our event calendar, email list, and LiveWell Instagram.
Resources
We share digital and print educational materials throughout the year, for example, in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month each September and Mental Health Awareness Month each May. Stay connected via our materials page and LiveWell Instagram.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: dial 988
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
RAINN: Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network: 24hr hotline
The Trevor Project: Preventing Suicide Among LGBTQ+ Young People
Military Service Members and Veterans Support
UW Counseling Center resources:
Our UW Counseling Center supports students who are looking for clinical counseling from licensed mental health professionals to support and improve their mental-emotional health. Check out their website for a full list of individual counseling, group counseling, and crisis intervention services!