This presentation from the 2009 SAMHSA Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting provides an overview of social connection as a protective factor against suicidal behavior.
Resources and Research for "Promote Social Networks"
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Enhancing Social Networks
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Help-seeking and access to mental health care in a university student population
Eisenberg, D., Golberstein, E., Gollust, S.E. (2007b). Help-seeking and access to mental health care in a university student population. Medical Care 45(7), 594-601.
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Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities
This book updates a 1994 Institute of Medicine book, Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders, focusing special attention on the research base and program experience with younger populations that have emerged since that time.
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Promoting Individual, Family, and Community Connectedness to Prevent Suicidal Behavior
This document describes a five-year vision for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s work to prevent fatal and nonfatal suicidal behavior by building and strengthening connectedness within and among persons, families, and communities.
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Social support and mental health in a university student population
Hefner, J., Eisenberg, D. (2010). Social support and mental health in a university student population. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (forthcoming).
