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Procedures: • When a College faculty member, staff member or administrator receives a credible report that a student has threatened or attempted suicide, engaged in efforts to prepare to commit suicide or expressed a preoccupation with suicide, the incident must be reported to the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students will monitor students’ compliance with the policy. • If a resident student has threatened or attempted suicide, engaged in efforts to prepare to commit suicide or expressed a preoccupation with suicide, the incident will also be reported to the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life. For resident students, the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life will monitor students’ compliance with the policy. • The student will be required to attend four one-hour sessions of professional assessment with a licensed mental health professional. The mental health professional must agree to participate in the College requirement of a comprehensive and in-depth assessment of the precipitating incident, prior attempts and threats and current suicidal intent. Students have the option of attending the assessment with one of the licensed clinical psychologists at Elmhurst College Counseling Services or off-campus with a private practitioner. • Before meeting with the student, the mental health professional must be provided with independent sources of information regarding the suicidal intent, if such sources exist. These include suicide notes, Campus Security reports, electronic messages, emergency room reports and eye witness accounts. • The first session will occur within a week of the precipitating incident and the remaining three sessions will ideally occur at weekly intervals. • The student must sign a release allowing the mental health professional to report attendance at the required sessions to the Dean of Students or, if applicable, the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life. This is necessary to verify compliance with the policy. • A student can obtain the required assessment from a private practitioner with comparable credentials at his or her own expense. The student must sign a release allowing the practitioner to communicate with the Dean of Students or, if applicable, the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life. • The content of the assessment sessions will be held confidential by Elmhurst College Counseling Services or, if the student chooses, by the private practitioner. • If the student fails to attend the required four sessions, the mental health professional will report this to the Dean of Students or, if applicable, the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life.