This May 2019 revision of the National Patient Safety Goal 15.01.01 has seven new and revised elements of performance applicable to all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals and behavioral health care organizations effective July 1, 2019.
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ToolsThis resource provides information for providers speaking to clients about suicide risk and includes communication tips, recommended resources, and more.
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VideosThis video shows Zero Suicide implementation at Lawton Indian Hospital, an IHS-led hospital that serves eight Sovereign Nations.
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This guide lists key elements for sustainability for health and behavioral health care programs implementing Zero Suicide in Indian Country.
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ToolsThis toolkit is designed to support hospitals in providing high-quality, effective emergency care to pediatric patients in psychiatric distress.
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In 2001, Henry Ford Behavioral Health was the first to pioneer and conceptualize “zero suicides” as a goal, and develop a care pathway to assess and modify suicide risk for patients with depression.
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The ZEST toolkit is intended to provide guidance and support to community behavioral health centers in Texas to implement the zero suicide framework. The toolkit outlines goals for each core component and provides tools and resources to guide implementation activities.
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The Joint Commission has released a new compendium of Suicide Prevention resources, Zero Suicide among them, to support the implementation of National Patient Safety Goals 15.01.01, revised November 2018.
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SPRC designed this guide to assist Emergency Department (ED) health care professionals with decisions about the care and discharge of patients with suicide risk. Its main goal is to improve patient outcomes after discharge. The guide helps ED caregivers answer these questions:
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The Suicide Prevention Resource Center has created a seven-minute video about The Patient Safety Screener (PSS-3), a tool for identifying patients in the acute care setting who may be at risk of suicide.