First Generation Students

Factors That Increase Suicide Risk with First Generation Students

• Economic precarity and financial concerns 
• Isolation and loneliness on campus 
• Stigma 
• Lack of support from family and friends 
• Shame, especially feelings of being an “imposter” at college 

Suicide Risk Increases When

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First Generation Resources

• Center for First Generation Student Success  

• • https://firstgen.naspa.org/why-first-gen/why-first-gen 

• Online Guide for First-Generation College Students 

• • https://www.publicservicedegrees.org/resources/first-generation-college-students/