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Evidence
Find out what researchers and implementers are saying about how Zero Suicide can transform systems for safer care.
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Movement
Movement
Join the Zero Suicide movement, a call for safer suicide care in health and behavioral health powered by a network of implementors and innovators.
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Toolkit
Toolkit
The Zero Suicide Toolkit is a detailed guide to Zero Suicide implementation and strategy.
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Resources
Resources
A multi-source collection of readings, tools, videos, and webinars to help you understand and implement Zero Suicide.
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ToolsThis 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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ToolsThis 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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ToolsThis 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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ReadingsIn 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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ToolsThis resource provides information for providers speaking to clients about suicide risk and includes communication tips, recommended resources, and more.
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Tools
This guide lists key elements for sustainability for health and behavioral health care programs implementing Zero Suicide in Indian Country.
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Tools
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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Tools
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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Tools
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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Tools
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.