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Summary

Program Purpose

The Ohio Department of Higher Education (“ODHE”), per Section 381.130 of Amended Substitute House Bill 33 of the 135^th General Assembly, was charged with prioritizing the behavioral health needs at public and private, nonprofit institutions. As a result, ODHE has provided access to funding to support Ohio’s colleges and universities in expanding access to services, reducing barriers to, and increasing campus awareness of care options.

Through the Suicide Prevention Curriculum grant program, ODHE seeks to support institutions of higher education in reducing barriers in order to implement the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation’s interprofessional suicide prevention college curriculum.

·   The curriculum seeks to train aspiring professionals across multiple disciplines in an effort to better understand the multiple influences on suicide and suicide prevention;

·   The curriculum is a for-credit class which is evidence-based and field-tested.

Specifically, through the Suicide Prevention Curriculum Grant Program, ODHE seeks proposals from colleges and universities who have a strong commitment to the prevention of suicide and towards implementing the course for the Spring 2025 semester. All funds associated with the implementation of the course must be spent by June 30, 2025.