National and CT data, and studies show that many individuals who die by suicide had recently been in health or behavioral health care treatment. Therefore, these providers and settings are key gatekeepers for individuals at risk of suicide. They may advance their existing efforts to increase identification, referral, access to care, care coordination, and follow-up post discharge of individuals at risk through the use of various evidence-based strategies, practices, tools and policies, and by ensuring that clinical and professional staff are trained and educated appropriately. The following are some examples of recommended resources:
- 13 Reasons Why Toolkit
- After a Suicide: The Zero Suicide Approach to Postvention in Health and Behavioral Healthcare Settings
- Assessing Factors Related To Clinicians’ Attitudes Towards Suicide Prevention
- Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality
- Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
- Counseling Access to Lethal Means
- Crisis Chat – Lifeline Crisis Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in partnership with CONTACT USA. It is the first service of its kind where crisis centers across the United States have joined together to form one national chat network that can provide online emotional support, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention services. Chat specialists are available to listen and support you through whatever difficult times you may be facing.
- Crisis Now
- Crisis Text – Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text 741741 from anywhere in the US to text with a trained Crisis Counselor; in CT text “CT” to 741741. Crisis Text Line trains volunteers to support people in crisis.
- CT Training and Education Resources
- Inadequate Hand-Off Communication
- Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert (Issue 56, February 24, 2016) – Detecting and treating suicide ideation in all settings
- Koko (App) – Koko gives people the help they need, when they need it. Support. Scalable support for emotional distress. From bullying and harassment to suicide and self-harm, Koko helps people in all states of distress, providing evidence-based support while referring high-risk users to international lifelines for immediate help.
- Mood Disorder Protocol
- NPR-What Happens If You Try To Prevent Every Single Suicide? (November 2, 2015)
- Preventing Suicide among Men in the Middle Years
- Primary Care Toolkit
- Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk
- Safety Planning
- Suicide Care in Systems Framework
- Suicide Prevention Recommendations for Non-Hospital Behavioral Health Care Settings
- The Joint Commission Booster Pak on Suicide Risk (NPSG.15.01.01)
- TIP 50: Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment
- Tips For High Quality Hand Offs
- Trauma Toolbox for Primary Care
- University of Buffalo School of Social Work Self-Care Starter Kit
- We Need to Talk About Suicide: A 2017 Beacon Health Options White Paper
- Zero Suicide in Health and Behavioral Health Care
