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  • Tools
    World Health Organization Brief Intervention and Contact
    This resource outlines the WHO's Brief Intervention and Contact Sessions to provide after an ED discharge.
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    Transition Innovation
    In this article, a Zero Suicide implementer shares how their system transformed the way they transition patients through care.
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    Memorandum of Understanding Between Inpatient and Outpatient
    This MOU provides a structure for developing agreements between Inpatient and Outpatient Behavioral Health Care providers focused on improving care transitions for people with a history of suicide risk.
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    Follow-Up Matters
    This website promotes follow-up care as an impactful and cost-effective method of suicide prevention.
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    Family Perspective on Care Transitions
    In this podcast, Craig Kramer shares his family journey with suicidality and encouragement for other families who may find themselves in similar circumstances.
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    Care Transitions Podcast Series
    Nation-wide health care and lived experience experts talk about a facet of quality care transitions.
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    Bolstering Resilience for Frontline Staff
    This roadmap includes action plans for ways to bolster resilience during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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    Best Practices in Care Transitions for Individuals with Suicide Risk: Inpatient Care to Outpatient Care
    This report describes evidence-based practices for improving clinical care and outcomes for people with a history of suicide risk during the critical period of transition from inpatient to outpatient care.
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    Prevention in Primary Care: A Toolkit for Primary Care Clinicians and Leaders
    This resource provides information for providers speaking to clients about suicide risk and includes communication tips, recommended resources, and more.
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    Safe Care Transitions for Suicide Prevention Toolkit

    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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Education Development Center, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention are able to make this web site available thanks to support from Universal Health Services (UHS), the Zero Suicide Institute at EDC, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (grant 1 U79 SM0559945).

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