This is a guide to frequently asked questions regarding a Tribal or IHS-led system's preparedness for beginning Zero Suicide implementation.
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Steps for getting started with Zero Suicide for those working in Tribal and IHS-led systems.
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ToolsThis addendum provides suggestions for Indigenizing the Workforce Survey for use in systems serving primarily Indigenous and Tribal people.
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Universal Health Services, Inc., Behavioral Health Division has shared a detailed suicide care management plan template for inpatient hospital settings.
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Hopewell Health Centers has shared sample caring contact cards that they send to their clients. Each includes a graphic and a caring message.
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The Utah Zero Suicide Learning Collaborative has put together a Safe Care Transition for Suicide Prevention toolkit aimed at addressing the lack of support too many individuals experience when undergoing transitions in care.
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Netcare has shared eight examples of the non-demand caring contact work done at their organization. The PDF also includes several ideas and considerations for making non-demand caring contacts.
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In 2001, Henry Ford Behavioral Health was the first to pioneer and conceptualize “zero suicides” as a goal, and develop a care pathway to assess and modify suicide risk for patients with depression.
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This success story details how the National Alliance on Mental Illness New Hampshire (NAMI NH) and New Hampshire Hospital established a care transitions program for youth inpatients.
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The ZEST toolkit is intended to provide guidance and support to community behavioral health centers in Texas to implement the zero suicide framework. The toolkit outlines goals for each core component and provides tools and resources to guide implementation activities.