Colleges and Universities

Resources and Research for "Strategic Planning"

  • American College Health Association. (2008).

    American College Health Association. (2008). National College Health Assessment: Reference Group Executive Summary, Fall 2008. Baltimore, MD: American College Health Association.

  • American College Health Association. (2008).

    American College Health Association. (2008). National College Health Assessment: Reference Group Report, Fall 2008. Baltimore, MD: American College Health Association.

  • Anderson, A. L., Lester, D., & Rogers, J. R. (2008).

    Anderson, A. L., Lester, D., & Rogers, J. R. (2008). A psychometric investigation of the suicide opinion questionnaire. Death Studies, 32(10), 924-936.

  • Birckmayer J. & Hemenway, D. (1999).

    Birckmayer J. & Hemenway, D. (1999). Minimum age drinking laws and youth suicide, 1970-1990. American Journal of Public Health, 89(9), 1365-1368.

  • CampusMHAP Webinar II: Identifying Priorities

    The second webinar in the Campus Mental Health Action Planning series describes how to develop a clear and specific definition of campus problems that will help drive program planning. This session focuses on
examining data relating to student mental health and wellness; prioritizing problems and choosing which to address; and setting goals for health behavior and systems change.

  • CampusMHAP Webinar III: Developing Programs

    The third Campus Mental Health Action Planning webinar focuses on selecting and developing campus practices that are most likely to decrease mental health problems, suicidal behavior, and suicide and promote mental health and wellness. Topics covered include how to: develop a comprehensive, multi-strategy approach; choose “best practices”; and use a logic model in program planning.

  • CampusMHAP Webinar IV: Measuring Impact

    The fourth Campus Mental Health Action Planning webinar provides a basic orientation to the design and implementation of process and outcome evaluations for programs that promote mental health and reduce risk factors for suicide and suicidal behavior. This session covers key methods of quantitative and qualitative program evaluation; experiences of one campus in planning an evaluation of a widely-used training program; and how to work with your program evaluator in developing an appropriate evaluation plan.

  • Cranford, J., Eisenberg, D., Serras, A. (2009).

    Cranford, J., Eisenberg, D., Serras, A. (2009). Substance use behaviors, mental health problems, and use of mental health services in a probability sample of college students. Addictive Behaviors 34(1): 134-145.

  • Drum DJ, Brownson C, Denmark AB, Smith SE. (2009).

    Drum DJ, Brownson C, Denmark AB, Smith SE. (2009). New data on the nature of suicidal crises in college students: Shifting the paradigm. Professional Psychology, 40(3): 213-222.

  • Edwards, R.W., Jumper-Thurman, P., Plested, B.A., Oetting, E.R., & Swanson, L. (2000).

    Edwards, R.W., Jumper-Thurman, P., Plested, B.A., Oetting, E.R., & Swanson, L. (2000). Community readiness: Research to practice. Journal of Community Psychology, 28(3), 291-307.


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.