Good morning, campus-community partners, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Today, September 1st, marks the beginning of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and inspire hope. This month provides an opportunity to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health, encourage open and compassionate conversations, and promote awareness of suicide prevention resources. By listening, showing support, and reaching out to those who may be struggling, we can help create a community where everyone feels valued, supported, and never alone. SAMHSA has released a Suicide Prevention Awareness Month toolkit<https://www.samhsa.gov/about/digital-toolkits/suicide-prevention-month> that you may use to increase awareness in your campus-communities. The toolkit includes: * Key Messages and Weekly Themes to guide and inspire awareness content. * Social Media Graphics and Shareables to help promote awareness across your platforms. * Digital Stickers, Profile Frames, and Email Signatures to reinforce suicide prevention messaging. * Virtual Backgrounds to show support and promote awareness during online meetings. * Hashtags to increase visibility, encourage engagement, and expand the reach of awareness efforts. We thank you for your continued hard work to support the mental health of students and prevent suicide across Ohio's campus-communities! OPCSMH Campus-Community Collaborative Grants Request for Proposal Closing Soon The RFP period for the FY27 Campus-Community Collaborative Grants will close this Friday! The Campus-Community Collaborative Grants are mini-grants provided to promote collaboration between colleges/universities and community stakeholders to develop programming to prevent suicide, promote mental health and reduce stigma about mental illness or its treatment on campus. These partners include (but are not limited to): campus counseling centers/departments, campus health centers or clinics, consumer/student advocacy organizations, academic departments and community health and mental health agencies. Are you looking for some inspiration for your proposal? You may view summaries of previously funded grant proposals here<https://www.neomed.edu/csmh/grants/grantee-awards/>. The Campus-Community Collaborative Grants have provided over $625,000 in funding to over 100 campus-community partnerships, in 64 of Ohio's 88 counties since 2010. The Request for Proposal is now open and will close on September 4th, 2026, at 5:00pm ET. All are encouraged to apply. Applications may be submitted here<https://neomed.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGFlGv1SmxqD2jY>. Free Virtual Question, Persuade, Refer Training Opportunity Interested in becoming a certified Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper? Sign up for a free session via Zoom today! Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) is a suicide prevention gatekeeper training course that prepares trainees to ask the important questions. See the signs, start the conversation in your campus-community, save a life! Upcoming QPR Sessions: * September 16th, 2026, 12pm-1pm EST<https://neomed.zoom.us/meeting/register/KQKKS9iURmeI9vbzQda3Wg#/registration> * Additional dates to be announced! Please contact opcsmh@neomed.edu<mailto:opcsmh@neomed.edu> with any questions you may have. Take care, Chris Chris Tutino, MPH, CHES (he, him, his) Dissemination Coordinator, Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health (OPCSMH) Department of Psychiatry Northeast Ohio Medical University 4209 St. Rt. 44 | PO Box 95 | Rootstown, Ohio 44272 Connect with the OPCSMH! Website<https://www.neomed.edu/csmh/>| X<https://twitter.com/neomedopcsmh> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/74567516/admin/feed/posts/> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUf15GQPbeWeikAHLfLJaoQ> | Listserv<https://opcsmh.neomed.edu/list/opcsmh.opcsmh.neomed.edu> "Promoting mental health awareness, reducing stigma, and preventing suicide since 2010." [A black background with white text Description automatically generated]