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The Guidelines for Integrated Suicide-Related Crisis and Follow-Up Care in Emergency Departments and Other Acute Settings have been developed with the input of health care professionals and people…
Between December 7, 2021, and January 28, 2022, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) and its partners at Social Science Research and Evaluation, Inc., (SSRE) conducted a Tribal Suicide…
Panganga Pungowiyi describes how individual, community, and institutional partnerships, using a multi-pronged approach with a focus on capacity building, can help address the root causes of mental…
Dr. Melissa Walls of the Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nations Ojibwe discusses four recommendations for suicide prevention in AI/AN communities: Assess the impact of structural influences on…
Suicide Prevention Resource Center video featuring Rob England of the Yurok Tribe and United Indian Health Services, Inc. discussing the merits of weaving culture into evidence-based suicide…
This SAMHSA resource gives a brief overview on conducting a suicide assessment using a five-step evaluation and triage plan. The five-step plan involves identifying risk factors and protective…
If you want to get further with Zero Suicide implementation here are some questions to contemplate and suggestions to help you in your Zero Suicide journey.
The Thinking Through Appropriate Staffing Trainings activity can help you understand and determine appropriate kinds of trainings for different staff roles (e.g., clinical staff, non-clinical…
The Model for Formulating Suicide Risk in the Patient's Context activity can be used to work through the areas of suicide risk formulation. It is based on the Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk…
The Overcoming Resistance to Zero Suicide activity can help you think about ways to talk to staff about their barriers to implementing different aspects of Zero Suicide. It also helps you think…
This report was commissioned by ASPE to better understand how organizations choose to implement and sustain a Zero Suicide initiative. Information was gathered through an environmental scan of the…
The National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care offers best practices, implementation strategies, and practical guidance for the design and development of…
Lack of cultural competence can also contribute to barriers to engagement or continued utilization of available mental health services. These barriers can include stigma perceived by consumers,…
After completing the Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention's Outpatient Health Care Self-Assessment health care organizations and providers can use this Outpatient Care Transitions Action…
The Action Alliance's Outpatient Health Care Self-Assessment is designed to help outpatient providers assess their care transition policies and practices against each of the best practices…