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College Student Depression and Suicide
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has developed The Truth about Suicide: Real Stories of Depression in College as an outgrowth of its commitment to support colleges and universities in implementing suicide prevention as an integral part of their ongoing campus activities and services. The aim of this 27-minute film is to present a recognizable picture of depression and other problems associated with suicide, as they are commonly experienced by college students and other young adults.
Development and production of the film was made possible by generous gifts to AFSP by several families who have experienced the tragic loss of a son or daughter to suicide while they were in college. We wish to especially acknowledge the support provided to the College Film Project from the Jonathan Marc Goodstein Memorial Fund, the Larry Weinberg Memorial Fund, the Kristin Rita Strouse Memorial Fund and the Jed Foundation.
Members of some of these families were invaluable participants on our film development workgroup, which also included clinicians, students, educators and experts on student health. Under the guidance of the workgroup, the film was produced by Ant Hill Marketing, based in Portland, Ore. Filming took place on a number of different campuses and other locations, focusing on people who have been personally touched by student depression and suicide.