REACH

Suicide prevention is a shared campus responsibility.           Join the REACH^© movement! Save a life!  

Anyone can help prevent suicide by learning the risks, warning signs, and how to intervene. REACH^© is the name of the OSU suicide prevention gatekeeper training program designed to help the OSU community prevent suicide by teaching faculty, staff, and students how to:

Recognize warning signs
Engage with empathy
Ask directly about suicide
Communicate hope
Help suicidal individuals to access care and treatment

OSUSPP only offers REACH^© Trainings to university and student affiliated organizations, departments, colleges and programs.  Participants who finish the training receive certificates and pins verifying their completion of the program.

REACH^© Training FAQs

About REACH^©

Suicide prevention gatekeeper trainings are intended to provide general information to help reduce suicide risk through a training program specifically designed for individuals who are not trained and who are not licensed mental health professionals. The REACH^© Training aims to help increase knowledge and awareness of suicide risk and inform attendees on college and community resources. Note: A REACH^© Training is not a clinical mental health training. It does not teach suicide assessment or intervention strategies, nor is it a comprehensive training on suicide risk.

Who Can be REACH^© Trained?

OSUSPP offers REACH^© Trainings on campus to university and student affiliated organizations, departments, colleges, and programs. REACH^© Trainings are currently offered on the Columbus campus and on the Marion, Lima, Wooster, and Newark campuses. Each of the regional campuses listed has an established Regional REACH^© Coordinator (RRC) who works directly with OSUSPP to schedule group and open training requests. For more information on our RRCs or scheduling a regional REACH^© request, please visit: https://suicideprevention.osu.edu/regional-campuses/

How long is a REACH^© Training?

REACH^© Trainings are 90 minutes in length. Participants must arrive 15-minutes early to sign-in.

Before scheduling or pre-registering for a REACH^© Training, please read the complete list of REACH^© Training FAQs:  REACH Training FAQs

Group REACH^© Training Request

*NOTE: A minimum of 3 weeks advance notice is required. For the Columbus campus, we are currently only able to accept requests for dates after February 1, 2020. Thank you very much for your understanding!

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Open REACH© Training Registration

*NOTE: All participants must be pre-registered in order to attend an Open REACH training. Trainings are scheduled separately for undergraduate students and staff, faculty, and graduate students. Please choose the correct training based on your status. Approximately one week prior to your date you will receive a reminder email and information about the exact location of your training. 

*Please note that this course is 90 minutes in length.

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---2/11 - 7-8:30pm (Undergraduate students only)2/26 - 1-2:30pm (Staff, Faculty, Graduate, and Professional students only)3/4 - 11am-12:30pm (Undergraduate students only)3/19 - 9-10:30am (Staff, Faculty, Graduate, and Professional students only)3/26 - 6:30-8pm (Undergraduate students only)4/4 - 11am-12:30pm (Open to Undergraduate, Staff, Faculty, Graduate, Professional Students, and Alumni)4/13 - 5-6:30pm (Undergraduate Students Only)4/14 - 4-5:30pm (Staff, Faculty, Graduate, and Professional students only)

If you are enrolled in ESHESA 2576 Leadership for Resident Advisors and are registering for this training for a class assignment, please check this box.

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