Emergency Department

This resource provides an overview of the considerations and suicide prevention measures at the intersection of suicide and serious mental illness.

This one-hour, self-paced online course about safety planning is designed for licensed health and behavioral health professionals and students in clinical training programs.

This quick guide assists Emergency Department (ED) health care professionals with decisions about the care and discharge of patients with suicide risk with a focus on improving patient outcomes after discharge.

This secondary screening tool can help providers decide whether an individual who has screened positive on the primary Patient Safety Screener (PSS-3) requires additional care processes.

This toolkit includes the Brief Suicide Safety Assessment Guide (BSSA) which incorporates suggestions on what questions to ask and examples of how to respond to develop a fuller understanding of an individual’s suicide risk.

These guidelines can be used by those working in acute settings to inform service planning, better equip and support staff to work effectively with those at risk of suicide, and guide empathic, compassionate responses to people experiencing suicidal crisis.

This webinar provides an overview of the intersection between intimate partner violence (IPV) and suicide in the United States.

This live panel discussion will focus on how to meet the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on Suicide Prevention in Healthcare Settings (NPSG 15.01.01).

This toolkit contains tools, information, and resources to implement state-of-the-art suicide prevention practices and overcome barriers to treating suicidal patients in the primary care setting.

In this short video, Dr. Ed Boudreaux highlights the importance of clear protocols for guiding front-line emergency room staff in suicide screening and detection.