"Evaluation Of College Counseling Websites Regarding Suicide Prevention" by Heather L. Zike

Graduate Program

College Student Affairs

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Semester of Degree Completion

2011

Thesis Director

James Wallace

Thesis Committee Member

Dan Nadler

Thesis Committee Member

Lou Hencken

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to (1) determine if the 12 public colleges and universities within the state of Illinois contained information on their counseling websites in regards to topics of depression and suicide (2) examine if the websites contained self-evaluations for depression (3) determine if the website contains external links that are highly regarded informative links for depression and suicide among college students, (4) information for faculty/ staff to make referrals, and (5) information for family and loved ones to make referrals.

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