Systems describe their experience in implementing and measuring Zero Suicide approaches.

What are the outcomes of Zero Suicide?

Case studies provide compelling insights.

Results from systems implementing Zero Suicide are rolling in. Reported benefits of using the Zero Suicide model have included a spectrum of care improvements including increases in quality of care and also longer-term outcomes such as reductions in suicide deaths, decreases in hospitalizations, and cost savings. Follow the path of systems like yours to learn how to shape your own Zero Suicide outcomes. Download a sharable one-pager about Zero Suicide Results here.

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Phoenix Children's
Phoenix Children's
Phoenix Children's is implementing safeguards for youth through their participation in Cardinal Health Foundation’s Preventing Youth Suicide Collaborative and launching a Suicide Prevention Program that screens and intervenes with evidence-based treatments.
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Lurie Children’s TRICAM program partnered with Cardinal Health Foundation Zero Suicide Collaborative to build teams, enhance cross-communication, evaluate suicide risk, align prevention efforts, prioritize institutional needs, develop infrastructure, and secure funding.
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Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Since 2014, CMKC has implemented universal suicide screening, integrated an electronic safety plan, tracked in-house attempts, partnered with the Kansas City Fire Department, and improved follow-up care, transfers, and staff training.
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Centura Health
Centura Health participated in a Zero Suicide Academy® in 2015, piloted the Zero Suicide initiative in 2018, and launched implementation across all its Colorado hospitals in 2019. Currently, in year four of implementation, Centura has used data on key process measures to continually refine its efforts.
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The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester (MHCGM) in New Hampshire is a private nonprofit system and Community Mental Health Center.
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The Betty Hardwick Center

The Betty Hardwick Center started its Zero Suicide implementation in 2017. Our primary focus was engagement in treatment after a crisis event, reduction in psychiatric inpatient hospital admissions and readmissions, and reduction in deaths caused by suicide in our client population.

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UMass Memorial Health Care System
UMass Memorial Health Care system (UMMHC) has been implementing the Zero Suicide framework in a stepped approach since 2016. The effort was precipitated by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study Zero Suicide implementation across a large health care system.