Colleges and Universities

6. Create an action plan.

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To stay on track, campuses may also want to create a detailed work plan that lists specific tasks, notes who is responsible for each, and sets timelines for completing those tasks.  According to the Community Toolbox,  an online aid to health promotion planning and development, an action plan should be “complete, clear, and current” and outline:

  • All of the actions or changes that will occur
  • Who will carry out these changes
  • By when they will take place, and for how long
  • What resources (i.e., money, staff) are needed to carry out these changes
  • Communication and information sharing (who should know what?)

This section supports Objective 4.3 of the NSSP: Increase the proportion of colleges and universities with evidence-based programs designed to address serious young adult distress and prevent suicide.