Department of Nursing Education, University of Sassari, Italy
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Multi-Year Analysis Of Student Consent Policy Preferences Of Emergency Contacts In Mental Health
Author(s): Shantanu Singh*
In universities, sharing information is a contentious but frequently discussed suicide prevention strategy. The purpose of this study was to determine which students are most and least likely to consent to having their emergency contacts notified by the institution if they have major mental health concerns. Regular cross-sectional data from 29,799 students at a UK institution in 2020 and 31,998 students in 2021 were collected. A descriptive summary of the percentage of students who opted in to a "permission to contact policy" over years was made. Several logistic regression models looked at the likelihood that students would opt-in depending on their characteristics clinical depression, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a domestic or international student, handicap, study method, and degree of study). Most students choose to accept the policy. Cl.. View More»
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