Dr. Virna Little, PsyD discusses the immediate and growing effects of COVID-19 on suicide risk.
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ToolsThis roadmap includes action plans for ways to bolster resilience during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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WebinarsThis webinar addressed the use of three best practices in caring for people at risk for suicide that can be delivered easily and effectively via telehealth.
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ToolsBehavioral health providers can use this Inter-Agency Standing Committee resource to understand mental health and psychosocial support considerations related to COVID-19.
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ToolsThis resource provides recommendations based on the seven elements of Zero Suicide for priority action steps during this pandemic.
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ToolsThis resource provides some basic information to help you adapt to using telehealth as well as how to provide effective and safe suicide care via virtual platforms.
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VideosThis video summarizes Zero Suicide implementation at Tsehootsooi Medical Center, a Tribally-owned and operated hospital in Fort Defiance, AZ.
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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.