The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Evaluating college student knowledge and utilization of crisis services.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-08-07 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2025.2542413

Afroze N Shaikh, Jordan B Westcott, Mary Chase Breedlove Mize, Catherine Y Chang

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Abstract

Objective: This study describes the prevalence of and relationships between suicide risk, substance use, and help-seeking intentions among college students, as well as knowledge and utilization of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Participants: The sample included 1,345 racially diverse college students from a large, urban university in the Southeastern United States.

Methods: SPSS was used to test correlational relationships between help-seeking intentions and suicide or substance use. Descriptive statistics revealed current rates of suicide risk, substance use, and help-seeking intentions.

Results: Help-seeking intentions was negatively correlated with suicide risk, suicide behavior, and substance use frequency. Only 20 participants reported using the 988 Lifeline, while 56.6% of participants were unaware of the service. During a crisis, 21.9% of participants reported they would not contact any services.

Conclusions: These findings suggest the need for crisis training across services and social supports, and greater public awareness of mental health and crisis services.

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988自杀与危机生命线：评估大学生对危机服务的知识和利用。

目的：了解大学生自杀风险、药物使用、求助意向、988自杀与危机生命线的知识和使用情况，以及三者之间的关系。参与者：样本包括来自美国东南部一所大型城市大学的1345名不同种族的大学生。方法：采用SPSS统计软件检验求助意向与自杀或药物使用的相关关系。描述性统计数据揭示了当前自杀风险、药物使用和寻求帮助意图的比率。结果：求助意向与自杀风险、自杀行为、药物使用频率呈负相关。只有20名参与者报告使用了988生命线，而56.6%的参与者不知道这项服务。在危机期间，21.9%的参与者表示他们不会联系任何服务。结论：这些发现表明需要跨服务和社会支持进行危机培训，并提高公众对心理健康和危机服务的认识。

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Journal of American College Health Multiple-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

12.50%

发文量

388

期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.