Law Enforcement
The Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Preventing Suicide This sheet provides basic information to help law enforcement officers recognize and respond to people who may be suicidal or at high risk. It also contains a list of relevant resource materials and organizations. Download the pdf here.
Policy-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit This toolkit provides resources for law enforcement agencies to partner with mental health providers to effectively respond to calls for service, improve outcomes for people with mental illness, and advance the safety of all. The tools can also be adapted for use by campus safety organizations. Technical assistance for law enforcement organizations is available.
Emergency Departments
Emergency department patients presenting with intentional self-harm or suicidal thoughts are at increased risk of suicide in the year after their visit.
Zero Suicide is a quality-improvement initiative to build capacity within health care organizations to prevent suicide.
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NIMH Research Highlight: Brief Suicide Prevention Interventions in Acute Care Settings May Reduce Subsequent Suicide Attempts
A research project supported by NIMH analyzed multiple studies to determine the effectiveness of brief suicide prevention interventions in acute care settings.
Toolkit: Continuity of Care for Suicide Prevention: The Role of Emergency Departments
This document provides recommendations and key steps for managing patients at risk for suicide in emergency departments while ensuring that there is effective screening, follow-up and discharge planning.
Care Transitions
"Effective transitions in care can help reduce suicide risk among individuals receiving health or behavioral health services. One example would be a person with suicide risk who connects with outpatient mental health services following an emergency department visit. Unfortunately, far too often these individuals fail to connect with needed services, particularly following a suicidal crisis. "
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Specific Strategies that Emergency Responders Use to Connect with Particularly Challenging Individuals Reviews the Three D's approach, Distraction, Disruption or Diffusion, that emergency responders can use with individuals experiencing a traumatic response.