CAMS is an evidence-based suicide-specific clinical intervention framework that can be used to assess, treat and manage suicidal patients in a wide range of clinical settings.
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Tools
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ToolsBehavioral Tech Institute offers trainings for mental health care providers and treatment teams who work with complex and severely disordered populations.
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ToolsThe Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a leading international source for training, therapy, and resources in CBT.
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ReadingsThis paper aims to review existing psychotherapeutic interventions and suggest next steps for improving future studies.
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ReadingsThis is a summary of "the Six Ps" that prompt an assessment of factors that contribute to adverse clinical outcomes.
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ReadingsThis article highlights the obstacles to appropriate care that can occur and proposes some solutions to enhance quality of care.
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ToolsThis online RCA toolkit is designed to be a resource for any facility that would like to establish or improve their RCA process.
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ToolsThe Joint Commission Root Cause Analysis and Action Plan tool has 24 analysis questions.
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ReadingsThis report includes a discussion of factors hospitals identify in root cause analyses that may contribute to suicides.
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Readings
Oordt, M. S., Jobes, D. A., Fonseca, V. P., & Schmidt, S. M. (2009). Training mental health professionals to assess and manage suicidal behavior: Can provider confidence and practice behaviors be altered?. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 39(1), 21–32.