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Several resources from the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention provide information and guidance for suicide prevention efforts in juvenile justice settings.

Hosted by The Center Collaborative Podcast, this podcast episode is the second of a two part series focused on Zero Suicide initiatives in the Clackamas County Jail in Oregon. 

Hosted by The Center Collaborative Podcast, this podcast episode is the first of a two part series focused on Zero Suicide initiatives in the Clackamas County Jail in Oregon. 

From The Vera Institute for Justice, this report explores the challenges in responding to suicide and self-harm behaviors in the correctional setting.

A comprehensive approach to suicide prevention requires access to high-quality data for monitoring suicide, nonfatal suicide-related outcomes, and, importantly, the risk and protective factors associated with these outcomes.

Objective: The authors aimed to assess clinicians’ attitudes toward suicide-related practices and their implementation, across roles and settings, before implementation of the Zero Suicide model in a health care system.

Policy from Clackamas County, Oregon on Suicide Safer Care

Example from Sacred Heart Hospital of a policy on suicide precautions, behavior monitoring and safety rounding in an inpatient psychiatric facility. 

This is an example of a policy from the Hospital Sisters Health System.: Safety Precautions: Suicide and Self Harm (non-behavioral health units) Policy.

This publication from the American Heart Association identifies key drivers of suicide for the healthcare workforce and gives some recommendations on how organizations can address them. It also includes recommendations for further research.