Project 5, The Nature of Suicidal Crises in College Students (2006)
The Research Consortiumıs fifth project was a deviation from the previous four, in that it focused in on a particular college mental health issue. This study aimed to gather indepth quantitative and qualitative data on a random sample of college and university students about the nature of their suicidal crises. Much is already known about incidence and prevalence of suicidal thinking and attempts in this population, but little was known about the decisions, behaviors, attitudes, thoughts, and beliefs of students amidst the suicidal crisis. This study was also unique, in that it was the first web-based survey that the Research Consortium conducted. This survey gathered information on previous mental health history, lifetime and 12-month data on suicidal ideation and attempts, emotional mood states during the suicidal crisis, help-seeking behavior, who students told about the crisis, events coincidental to their suicidal thinking, and their attributions for why they considered suicide. The study was the largest Research Consortium to-date, with over 26,000 participants from 70 colleges and universities.
