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    Telehealth Tips: Managing Suicidal Clients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    This resource from the Center for Practice Innovations and SP-TIE includes tips for evaluating and treating suicidal individuals remotely via telehealth.
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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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    Joint Commission R3 Report Issue 18: National Patient Safety Goal for Suicide Prevention
    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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    The Return on Investment of Postdischarge Follow-Up Calls for Suicidal Ideation or Deliberate Self-Harm
    In this study, the authors estimated the return on investment (ROI) for every $1 spent calling patients with suicidal ideation or deliberate self-harm who had been discharged from a hospital or emergency department ranges from $1.76 to $2.43.
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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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    Zero Suicide Keys for Sustainability for Health and Behavioral Health Care Programs in Indian Country

    This guide lists key elements for sustainability for health and behavioral health care programs implementing Zero Suicide in Indian Country.

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    Hopewell Caring Contacts

    Hopewell Health Centers has shared sample caring contact cards that they send to their clients. Each includes a graphic and a caring message.

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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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    Netcare Caring Contacts Examples and Ideas

    Netcare has shared eight examples of the non-demand caring contact work done at their organization. The PDF also includes several ideas and considerations for making non-demand caring contacts.  

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    Henry Ford Zero Suicide Suicide Prevention Guidelines for Health Care Providers

    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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