NYU receives $2 million to study suicide prevention hotline

The National Institute of Mental Health awarded researchers at the university’s School of Global Public Health to study how suicide hotlines impact care.

Ania Keenan, Features Editor • April 12, 2023

NYU’s School of Global Public Health received a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the new suicide prevention hotline, 988. Researchers will...

Stop Perpetuating Misleading Narratives on Suicide

Natasha Jokic, Contributing Writer • October 1, 2018

Read one writer's perspective on why damaging portrayals and discussions of suicide in the media are harmful and reductionist.

Suicide: How NYU’s Campus Crisis Response Is Failing Students and Staff

The author is a native New Yorker and a recent alumna of NYU. Currently involved in clinical research, she plans to pursue a career in nursing and public health.

Anonymous, Guest Writer • June 4, 2018

A recent NYU graduate writes about her experience with the student health services at NYU, and the continuing issue of suicide on campus.

Offensive images at Fall Ball prompt law student backlash

Alice Zhang, Contributing Writer • November 2, 2015

The NYU School of Law's Fall Ball displayed questionable decorations such as a video projection of a silhouetted man dying by suicide.

Vigil held in WSP to commemorate lives taken by suicide

Abraham Gross, Contributing Writer • October 14, 2015

In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, Active Minds at NYU hosted a vigil to commemorate those who have lost their lives to suicide.

University suicide response examined through the years

Valentina Duque Bojanini, News Editor • September 25, 2014

When walking into the atrium of Bobst Library, the history of NYU's struggle with student deaths is inescapable. The golden, cage-like panels that cover the interior of the 12-story...

Suicide requires greater societal discussion

February 5, 2014

Preventing suicide is made more difficult by overly aggressive media outlets.

NYU fails to tackle root of its suicide problem

September 27, 2012

Though the university's installation of panels in Bobst library hoped to facilitate a safe environment, NYU is in need of a more comprehensive counseling service for struggling students.