Reporting on Suicide-What reporters and editors need to know  
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YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION
If you or a friend are thinking about suicide, call
1-800-SUICIDE
(1-800-784-2433)


COMMUNITY RESOURCES LIST - prepared by the MSU Counseling Center

Campus Resources

MSU Psychological Clinic- 355-9564. Room 151 Physics-Astronomy Bldg.
Individual and Couple counseling. Sliding Scale for Students

Family and Child Clinic- 432-2272 Paolucci Bldg. $10 Fee for Students
Offer Individual, couple and Family Counseling. Also have a Disordered Eating Group.

Olin Student Health Center - 353-4660 Accepts Insurance
Requests for Psychiatric Assessment must come from Olin Primary Care or MSU Counseling Center.

MSU Dept. of Psychiatry - 353-3070 West Fee Hall Accepts Insurance
Psychiatry clinic has subspecialty clinics for Eating Disorders and Winter Depression besides general psychiatry for Depression and Anxiety Disorders.

Emergency Community Resources

Listening Ear Crisis Line - 337-1717
Community Mental Health- Emergency Services- 346-8460
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program - 1-800-784-2433
East Lansing Police Department - 351- 4220
MSU Department of Public Safety - 355- 2221
Lansing Police Department - 483- 4600

Community Resources - Depression, Anxiety and PTSD Close to Campus:

Lansing Psychological Associates - 337-6545 - 234 Michigan Ave E.L.

Meridian Professional Psychological Consultant - 332-0811 - 5031 Park Lake Dr.

Comprehensive Psychological Comprehensive - 337-2900 - 2720 East Lansing Dr.

PAR Rehab Services - 887-9801 - 3960 Patient Care Dr. #101

Mental Health Related Websites

The Jed Foundation -- especially for students
http://www.jedfoundation.org/

GO ASK ALICE -- kind of cool for college students (answers questions about sex, drugs, health, etc) http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/

MOOD DISORDERS

DEPRESSION/Awareness, recognition, and Treatment (D/ART), NIMH http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/index.cfm

NAMI
http://www.nami.org

Depression and Bi-Polar Alliance
http://www.dbsalliance.org/

National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org

ANXIETY DISORDERS

Anxiety Disorders Association of America
http://www.adaa.org

NIMH
http://www.nimh.gov/

National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
http://www.istss.org

National Center for PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/ptsd


Resources for reporters

Reporting on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media - by the Centers for Disease Control, National Institute of Mental Health, Office of the Surgeon General, Subustance Abuse and Mental Health Adminsitration, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Americanl Association of Suicidology, Annenberg Public Policy Center

Reporting on Suicide - by Cindi E. Deutschman-Ruiz, PUbli Radio Reporter/Producer - Poynter Institute


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