대학교 자살예방정책 추진 실태 및 향후 방향성 모색: 순차적 혼합방법설계의 적용

Abstract

This study aims to examine campus-wide effort on suicide-prevention policies with a focus on campus counseling center, and suggests future strategic directions. Sequential explanatory mixed methods design, which consists of quantitative survey (a total of 63 universities) and qualitative interviews (a total of 14 experts) was conducted. Main results are as follows; First, universities that monitored the number of students who had experienced suicide attempts and those who died by suicide were increasing over the last five years. Second, priorities regarding major difficulties toward suicide-prevention activities are "absence of suicide prevention task force", "lack of awareness of senior administrators", and "lack of budget". Third, attention should be paid to mental health problems of students, and related legal responsibilities needs to be widespread. Fourth, establishing a mental health task force, which is a type of coalition of diverse members is needed, and key stakeholders such as staff in decision-making roles in universities are recommended to participate in the group. Fifth, raising the budget for student counseling center is needed. Based on the results, needs for 1) improving legal responsibilities of the university on prevention of students' suicide, 2) building infrastructure for suicide prevention and developing long-term plan by forming the task force in each university, and 3) expanding budget of the counseling center for ensuring the quality of services were suggested.