Screening and Assessment

In December 2022, the Suicide Safety Policy was released as an update and replacement of the Suicide Risk Assessment Standards and the Helping Callers at Imminent Risk of Suicide Policy.

Providers in acute care settings can administer this secondary screening tool to help

The Ask Suicide Screening Questions (ASQ) toolkit includes the Brief Suicide Safety Assessment Guide (BSSA) which incorporates suggestions on what questions to ask, examples of how to respond to and ask questions, and what areas should be explored to develop a fulle

This SAMHSA resource gives a brief overview on conducting a suicide assessment using a five-step evaluation and triage plan.

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 formulation.

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.

Lack of cultural competence can also contribute to barriers to engagement or continued utilization of available mental health services.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), in collaboration with experts from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), created this Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention as an educational resource to support pediatric health clinicians

This webinar provides an overview of the intersection between intimate partner violence (IPV) and suicide in the United States. The presentation addresses considerations for screening and assessing for suicide risk in individuals who have experienced IPV.

The webinar is designed to train frontline clinicians and their teams on skills for suicide risk assessment, evidence-based interventions, referral and transition when needed, and how to change the culture of addressing suicide risk across the clinician’s practice.