Good morning and happy Friday, campus-community partners, OPCSMH September 2026 Webinar Suicide Prevention: Building a Campus-Community Ready to Respond In recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, join the OPCSMH on Tuesday, September 29th at 12pm EST for a virtual panel discussion exploring how mental health and suicide prevention trainings can help create campus-communities that are prepared to recognize concerns, respond to students and colleagues, and connect individuals to support. While trainings such as Mental Health First Aid and QPR can provide participants with important knowledge and skills, their impact can extend well beyond the training itself. Expert panelists will share their experiences developing and implementing training initiatives, including what makes these efforts effective, how they can be sustained, and how training can translate into meaningful action. Participants will leave with greater insight into how training can contribute to a culture of preparedness, connection, and suicide prevention across campus-communities. [cid:image002.jpg@01DD3C4D.FF0EA0C0]<https://neomed.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0XjbFa7KRvWgUpwZj87WBw#/registration> Click on the image to register today! OPCSMH Campus-Community Collaborative Grants Request for Proposal Closing Today The RFP period for the FY27 Campus-Community Collaborative Grants will close today, September 4th, 2026, at 5:00pm EST! 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 today, 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]