An example of a policy from Hospital Sisters Health Centers titled "Safety Precautions: Suicide and Self Harm" for Non-Behavioral Health Units. It includes a diagram of a care pathway connecting safety precautions to levels of risk.
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Tools
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ReadingsThis report guides jail staff to utilize a sentinel event review to better understand suicide outcomes and improve policy and practice.
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ToolsThe Suicide Care Pathway guides the system’s response and clearly outlines the care an individual at risk can expect to receive.
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ToolsThis is a free mobile app from SAMHSA designed for the provider to navigate the SAFE-T approach.
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ToolsThe 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention is meant to address gaps in the field and to guide, motivate, and promote a more coordinated and comprehensive approach to suicide prevention in communities across the country.
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ToolsThis course offers guidance to pediatricians and other pediatric health care providers to support families in reducing youths' access to suicide methods found in the home.
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ToolsThis infographic illustrating the Suicide Care Pathway to help inform parents and caregivers about suicide care.
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ToolsGizmo's Pawesome Guide to Mental Health was developed to introduce mental health and wellness to very young children and youth with cognitive delays.
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ToolsDeveloped for youth, this safety plan includes age-appropriate language.
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ToolsSafety Planning for Youth Suicide Prevention is a free, self-paced, online training designed or health, behavioral health, and mental health clinicians.