About Suicide Prevention

There is always hope.

If you are thinking about suicide, you deserve immediate help. To speak with a crisis counselor, call 919.515.2423 or the National Suicide Hotline at 1.800.273.8255. In the case of an emergency, please call campus police at 919.515.3000 or 911. There is always hope.

Our Mission

Suicide prevention efforts at NC State work to minimize identified risk factors and increase protective factors related to suicidality. This includes increasing social connectivity on campus through increasing awareness of campus resources and large scale outreach efforts. In addition, we work to increase broad ownership across campus for suicide prevention by educating students, faculty, and staff regarding how to recognize when a person is exhibiting signs of suicidal ideation or intent and how to successfully intervene. We also work to decrease stigma around suicide and mental health help-seeking behavior through increasing awareness of the commonality of painful experiences, empowering Mental Health Ambassadors, and creating videos related to personal student stories.

Watch the Emmy Award-Winning Video – “#StopTheStigma” – NC State Counseling Center – Emmy Winner, Public Affairs: for excellence in a program or special on current issues of societal concerns, social ills, community or general public interest. Learn more about the making of this video.

Become a Supporter

You do not need to be in recovery to participate in Pack Recovery activities, you can work towards making NCSU more supportive of those in Recovery by simply filling out this form and attending one of our Recovery Awareness educational workshops.

Get Involved

Students sometimes struggle in ways that lead us to be concerned for their well-being. Here’s advice that will help you know when and why to get involved.

Make a Referral

Students, faculty, parents, and others are strongly encouraged to report behaviors that they feel are concerning or worrisome (no matter how small or insignificant they may seem).

Contact Us

Worried about someone? Let us help.

Campus Health Center
Suite #2101
2815 Cates Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27695-7324

Email: prevention-services@ncsu.edu

Phone: 919.515.4405

Register for QPR Training

Question, Persuade, & Refer – Suicide Prevention Training is intended to teach individuals who have contact with students how to recognize the warning signs of suicide including verbal, behavioral, and situational clues. It provides guidelines on to how to question a person about suicidal thoughts, persuade them to get help, and refer the person for help. Register online through Reporter.

Sessions for students

Sessions for faculty/staff

Warning Signs

There are several verbal, behavioral and mood-related signs that can serve as a warning to friends, family, faculty, and staff.