This webinar provides an overview of the intersection between intimate partner violence (IPV) and suicide in the United States. The presentation addresses considerations for screening and assessing for suicide risk in individuals who have experienced IPV.
Health care systems play an integral role in suicide prevention. Data show that 83% of people who die by suicide have seen a health care provider within a year preceding their death. 1 In 2012, the U.S.
This educational handout from the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention - and funded by Universal Health Services - provides information on how to involve appropriate natural supports (i.e., family and friends) in suicide care.
To help organizations strengthen their care transitions process and close the gaps in care, the Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention - with funding from Universal Health Services - developed this sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Inpatient and Outpatient Behavioral Health Care provid
The Seattle Children's Hospital created a Zero Suicide Initiative Pathway for use with children and youth presenting for care to allow for standardized processes for suicide risk screening and assessment for triage to resources across the organization. Included are versions for use in the
To help close these gaps that put individuals at increased risk for suicide after a psychiatric hospitalization, the Action Alliance (Care Transitions Advisory Group) developed
The Joint Commission released a revision of National Patient Safety Goal 15.01.01 in May 2019 with seven new and revised elements of performance applicable to all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals and behavioral health care organizations effective July 1, 2019.