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    Zero Suicide Workforce Survey Summary Example

    Here is an example from The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester of how to share back with staff results from your Workforce Survey.

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    Clinician Attitudes Toward Suicide Prevention Practices and Their Implementation: Findings From the System of Safety Study
    This study focused on feelings of preparedness to deliver suicide-related care based on clinical role and care setting.
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    Workforce Survey Summary Example
    This is an example of a 1-pager to share with staff, leadership, or a board of directors that summarizes significant findings from the Workforce Survey.
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    American Hospital Association Resources
    This resource library provides strategies and tools for health and behavioral healthcare systems to implement to better support the healthcare workforce.
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    Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce through Organizational Strategies
    This guide highlights organization-level interventions to prevent and reduce burnout among behavioral health workers.
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    Zero Suicide Workforce Survey Questions: Indigenous (American Indian/Alaska Native) Version
    This workforce survey for systems that serve Indigenous individuals and communities is designed to assess staff knowledge, practices, and confidence related to working with individuals at risk of suicide.
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    Bolstering Resilience for Frontline Staff
    This roadmap includes action plans for ways to bolster resilience during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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    Addendum to the Workforce Survey Related to Providing Culturally Appropriate Safer Care in Tribal and IHS-Led Systems
    This addendum provides suggestions for Indigenizing the Workforce Survey for use in systems serving primarily Indigenous and Tribal people.
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    Workforce Survey Rollout Tips

    Tips and case studies from Zero Suicide implementors to help improve the response rates for your organization's workforce survey rollout.

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    Zero Suicide Workforce Survey Sample Results Report
    Use this sample Zero Suicide Workforce Survey results report as a guide to help you plan your survey analysis and staff communications.

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Education Development Center, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention are able to make this web site available thanks to support from Universal Health Services (UHS), the Zero Suicide Institute at EDC, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (grant 1 U79 SM0559945).

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