Sraavya Paul
Fall 2024 Intern
Thank you for your interest in becoming an Ohio State University Suicide Prevention Program (OSUSPP) Undergraduate Intern for a semester of your academic career at Ohio State! OSUSPP’s mission is “to develop a comprehensive, effective, culturally responsive, technologically advanced and sustainable system of suicide prevention at the Columbus and the five regional campuses of The Ohio State University.” Successful applicants will be able to offer specific skills to help advance this mission, and also have a strong desire to learn about suicide prevention and OSUSPP administration. We also try to select interns who represent a diverse cross section of majors, backgrounds and student organizations at Ohio State.
Interns selected to join the OSUSPP team will have the opportunity to become campus leaders in mental health promotion and will work in a variety of campus suicide prevention efforts. Interns will develop skills in professionalism, mental health advocacy and administration while learning the true meaning of prevention. OSUSPP interns will serve primarily in a clerical role but will also have opportunities to develop leadership skills, academic/research interests and career goals through various outreach and programmatic work that supports the mission of the OSUSPP. Responsibilities of student interns include, but are not limited to, supporting the development of associate student organizations, creating and staffing outreach events, preparing suicide prevention gatekeeper REACH© trainings, communicating with staff/faculty/graduate/professional REACH Trainers, weekly staff meetings, social media efforts, marketing and others. Interns meet bi-weekly with the Assistant Director to develop goals and assess outcomes designed to fulfill the operational needs of the office and strengthen the intern’s academic and professional skills and interests.
To learn more about the internship experience, job duties and expectations, please read the Semester Internship Position Summary. The application opens in March of each spring semester, interviews are held in May, and invitations are offered for the entire upcoming academic year in June.