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JED Strategic Plan

Guiding Principles for Implementation

  • Implement campuswide educational campaigns that promote shared responsibility for student Image of JED strategy steps, including promote social connectedness, identify students at risk, increase help-seeking behavior, provide mental health and substance abuse services, following crisis management procedures, restrict access to potentially lethal means, develop life skills. The words JED comprehensive approach are at the center.emotional well-being
  • Ensure the JED Campus team has representation from diverse stakeholders across campus 
  • Ensure the campus community is aware of the JED Campus strategic plan and the work of the task force 
  • Utilize a lens of equitable implementation to consider students from marginalized populations who may be at increased risk
  • Share/utilize data analysis to inform current and future mental health and substance use initiatives
  • Align the JED Campus initiative with the Provosts’ Strategic Plan and the Student Well-Being Task Force's recommended actions

Our Strategic Priorities

SLU has established the following working groups to accomplish the action steps outlined in our strategic plan. The working groups include members of the JED Task Force who represent the SLU campus. In addition, the working groups will reach out to relevant offices and departments to collaborate and align with current efforts already underway. We hope to elevate and create energy around our shared mission for a healthy campus environment.

Substance Use
  • Educate families of incoming students regarding mental health and substance use resources and services on campus: In progress
  • Implement standardized screenings for substance use/misuse and common mental health problems by health service clinicians at primary care visits: In progress
  • Develop/refine a policy on alcohol and other drugs that is consistent with JED Campus recommendations: In progress
  • Publish all alcohol and other drug policies: In progress
  • Establish or expand recovery community and/or support programs on campus: In progress
  • Avail emergency Naloxone to first responders and doses to those at risk for overdose (as permitted by local law): In progress
  • Implement drug collection/drug return programs for prescription medications on campus: In progress
Student Belonging
  • Offer or enhance programs, activities, and campaigns that promote connections to community-based, cultural, religious or national groups: In progress
  • Offer or enhance programs, activities, and campaigns to promote diversity and inclusiveness on campus: In progress
  • Develop or enhance programs and activities to promote inclusion of disconnected/isolated students on campus: In progress
  • Implement action steps to encourage utilization of health services by students of diverse and underserved backgrounds: In progress
Screening
  • Direct message new incoming students who self-identify with mental health and/or substance use history about services and resources on campus before arrival: Not started
  • Implement screening/wellness days focused on substance use and common mental health issues on a regular basis: Completed
  • Provide and publicize screening tools for depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders on the counseling and/or health education websites: Not started
Risk and Response
  • Develop/refine a protocol for reporting students of concern: In progress
  • Develop At Risk or Behavioral Intervention Team to collect and respond to reports of students of concern: In progress
  • Promote information about how to report/get help for an emergency both during daytime and after hours, including a 24/7 crisis phone line (and/or chat line) through campus resources or local/national services: Completed
  • Conduct an annual campus environmental scan to identify and mitigate access to lethal means: Not started
Policy Team
  • Require health insurance for all full-time students and ensure the policy has coverage for mental health, substance misuse, and cessation services: Completed
  • Develop/refine a written medical leave of absence policy that is consistent with JED Campus recommendations: In progress
  • Develop/refine written mandatory leave of absence and return from leave policies that are consistent with JED Campus recommendations: Not started
  • Develop/refine a family notification policy to be used in emergency situations: Completed
  • Develop and implement a protocol and process for responding to violations of the campus nondiscrimination policy: In progress
Life Skills and Health Promotion
  • Offer or enhance programming and/or services targeting academic and life skills in the following areas: study skills, test anxiety, stress management, communication skills, identifying/regulating emotions, time management, career readiness, transition into college, transition out of college, and tutoring: In progress
  • Offer or enhance comprehensive programming on the effects of lifestyle choices on wellness (e.g. adequate sleep, exercise, nutrition, etc.): In progress
  • Develop, expand, or strengthen mental health training program for relevant campus faculty and staff in identifying, reaching out to, and referring students who may be struggling: In progress
  • Train students to identify, reach out to, and refer their friends/peers who may be struggling with mental health or substance issues: In progress
  • Implement campaigns/programs to encourage help-seeking by de-stigmatizing mental health and substance misuse problems on campus: In progress
Health/Mental Health Access
  • Develop or enhance clinical services for mental health and substance misuse, including evaluating the staff-to-student ratio to adequately address the clinical needs of the students: In progress
  • Establish a system for coordination of care for shared patients between relevant on-campus/of-campus service providers: In progress
  • Train primary health care providers on campus to assess, treat, and refer if needed for basic mental health and substance misuse concerns: In progress
  • Offer clinical services outside of typical business hours and in alternative locations on campus: In progress
  • Develop or refine a triage system in the counseling center for those in serious/urgent need of care: In progress
  • Implement Action Steps to limit wait lists/wait times: In progress
  • Provide resources to manage after-hours care/emergencies: In progress
Faculty/Staff Belonging
  • Develop mentoring programs: In progress
  • Offer or enhance programs, activities, and campaigns that promote connections to community-based, cultural, religious or national groups: In progress
  • Develop hiring practices that promote the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty and staff: In progress
  • Offer or enhance programs, activities, and campaigns to promote diversity and inclusiveness on campus: In progress
Data Team
  • Collect data on student utilization and incidents on campus related to mental health/substance misuse: In progress
  • Review and analyze data that is collected by demographic group to inform ongoing strategic planning: In progress
  • Share/utilize data analysis to inform current and future mental health and substance use initiatives: In progress
Communication
  • Ensure the campus community is aware of the JED Campus strategic plan and the work of the task force, and implement campuswide educational campaigns that promote shared responsibility for student emotional well-being: In progress
  • Ensure that counseling and health center websites are easily accessible for students: Completed
  • Develop or refine resources to educate students and families in making informed decisions when choosing a health insurance plan: In progress
  • Ensure that all leave policies are transparent and easily accessible to the campus community: In progress