Health Care
Health care includes a variety of settings, including primary care practices, hospitals, emergency departments, behavioral health care, and substance abuse treatment facilities. All of these settings can play an important role in suicide prevention by identifying suicide risk and providing effective care. As physical health problems can also increase suicide risk, providing care for illnesses, substance use disorders, and chronic health problems may also help protect individuals from suicide.
Health care includes a variety of settings that can play an important role in suicide prevention.
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- To learn more about safe and effective care for suicide risk, visit the Zero Suicide website.
- See All Resources Related to Health Care (below) for a full list of materials, programs, trainings, and other information available from SPRC. Use the filters on the left to narrow your results.
- For more on other settings and groups, see our Settings and Populations pages.
All Resources Related to Health Care
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
New National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Reflects Today’s Challenges
2024
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Older Men Die by Suicide at Steep Rates. Here’s How the VA Is Trying to Change That
2024
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Guidelines/Recommendations
Simulation in Suicide-Specific Clinical Training: Guidelines for Programs
2024
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Nearly 50,000 Veterans Used Free Emergency Suicide Prevention in First Year of Program, VA Says
2024
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Alcohol Use Disorder and Suicidal Thoughts: Racial and Ethnic Differences
2023
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Screening and Safety Planning With Adults at Risk of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Suicide: An Issue Brief for Clinicians
2023
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Almost Half of Children Who Go to ER With Mental Health Crisis Don’t Get the Follow-Up Care They Need, Study Finds
2023
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Black Adults More Likely to Seek Mental Health Treatment at EDs, Pre-pandemic Data Show
2023
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Resource List/Bibliography
Suicide Prevention Resource Center's Best Practices Registry
2023
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Lessons From Ecuador on Responding to the Mental Health Crisis in the U.S. and around the World
2023
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Webinar/Training
2012 Garrett Lee Smith State and Tribal Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting
2023
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Webinar/Training
2007 Garrett Lee Smith State and Tribal Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting
2023
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
INTERNATIONAL: Health Workers’ Mental Health: Addressing the Invisible Global Pandemic
2022
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Webinar/Training
Linking Together a Chain of Care: How Clinicians Can Prevent Suicide
2022
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Webinar/Training
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Changing the Public Conversation about Suicide and Suicide Prevention
2022
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Zero Suicide Webinar: Screening and Assessment for Suicide in Health Care Settings
2022
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Zero Suicide Webinar: Safety Planning and Means Reduction in Large Health Care Organizations
2022
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Zero Suicide Webinar: The Role of Peer Support Services in Caring for Those at Risk of Suicide
2022
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Zero Suicide Webinar: After a Suicide: Postvention in Health and Behavioral Healthcare Settings
2022
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Zero Suicide Webinar: Data-Driven Quality Improvement in Zero Suicide
2022
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Pre-application Webinar: Cooperative Agreements to Implement Zero Suicide in Health Systems
2022
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SPARS Training for New National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and Zero Suicide Prevention Grantees: Overview of IPP Quarterly Data Entry Requirements and Annual Performance Goals and Budget Estimates
2022
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Webinar/Training
SPARS Training for New Zero Suicide Prevention Grantees: Overview of IPP Quarterly Data Entry Requirements and Annual Performance Goals and Budget Estimates
2022
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Sharp Uptick Seen in Suspected Suicide Attempts among Teenage Girls: CDC
2021
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
2020
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
"We're Losing Our Kids": Black Youth Suicide Rate Rising Far Faster than for Whites; Coronavirus, Police Violence Deepen Trauma
2020
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INTERNATIONAL: Suicide Risk and Prevention during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
I'm Worried about the Psychological Toll on Health Care Workers. They Need Help.
2020
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
IOWA: DMU Becomes First Medical School to Require Mental Health Course for Students
2020
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Guidelines/Recommendations
Best Practices in Care Transitions for Individuals with Suicide Risk: Inpatient Care to Outpatient Care
2019
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Toolkit
Best and Promising Practices for the Implementation of Zero Suicide in Health and Behavioral Health Care Systems in Indian Country
2019
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Report
Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth
2019
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Randomized Controlled Study of the Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program
2019
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MICHIGAN: Michigan Providers Seek to Improve Whole Communities by Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health
2019
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INTERNATIONAL: Why People with Mental Illness May Face Poorer Physical Health and Early Death
2019
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Older Adults in Long-Term Care Need Mental Health, Suicide Prevention Care
2019
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Suicide among Women Veterans: Risk Factors Associated with Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being
2019
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Alcohol and drug misuse and suicide and the millennial generation: A devastating impact
2019
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
MINNESOTA: Thrive Range to Receive Grant Funding from Minnesota Dept. of Health
2019
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
How women’s reproductive cycles and sexual health affect their suicide risk
2019
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
FLORIDA: UCF, AdventHealth Partner to Identify Suicide Risk of ER Patients
2019
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Pain in the nation update: While deaths from alcohol, drugs, and suicide slowed slightly in 2017, rates are still at historic highs
2019
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Number of Children Going to ER with Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Doubles, Study Finds
2019
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Manual
Suicide prevention competencies for faith leaders: Supporting life before, during, and after a suicidal crisis
2019
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Suicide and social media: A tipsheet for parents and providers
2019
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Report
Improving care to prevent suicide among people with serious mental illness: Proceedings of a workshop
2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
TEXAS: Texas Doctors Reexamine Their Role in Suicide Prevention among Patients
2018
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MISSOURI: Following Tragedy, St. Louis Hospitals Renew Commitment to Postpartum Mental Health
2018
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COLORADO: As Suicide Rates Rise, Colorado Is Fighting to Turn the Tide
2018
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IDAHO: While Suicide Rates Rise in Idaho and the Mountain West, Health Care Professionals and Grassroots Organizations Grapple with the Causes and Effects
2018
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Video/Audio Recording
David Jobes, PhD, on Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments and Suicide-Specific Brief Interventions
2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Panel: Doctors Should Focus on Preventing Depression in Pregnant Women, New Moms
2018
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SCOTLAND: Pharmacists to Receive “Mandatory” Suicide Prevention Training
2018
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Using Electronic Health Records to Predict Suicide Attempts and Deaths in Outpatient Care
2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
MISSOURI: Children's Mercy Hospital Now Adding Suicide Prevention Questions to Check-Ups
2018
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Report
Healthy Campus Award: Celebrating success in student health and wellness, Key findings reports
2018
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Toolkit
Coercion related to mental health and substance use in the context of intimate partner violence: A toolkit for screening, assessment, and brief counseling in primary care and behavioral health settings
2018
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Mental health-related physician office visits by adults aged 18 and over: United States, 2012–2014. (Data Brief, No. 311)
2018
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Brochure/Booklet
After an attempt guides for families, providers and those being treated in EDs
2018
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Pain in the nation: Healthcare systems brief: How healthcare systems can help address the drug, alcohol and suicide crises
2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk: A Critical Step Forward
2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
MONTANA: Bozeman Pediatrics Offering Trigger Locks for Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative
2018
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Guidelines/Recommendations
Recommended standard care for people with suicide risk: Making health care suicide safe
2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
MISSOURI: One Patient at a Time, This Wash U Program Works to Reduce Gun Suicides
2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
MONTANA: Montana Communities Receive State Funding For Community-Based Suicide Detection and Prevention
2018
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Brochure/Booklet
After an attempt: A guide for taking care of yourself after your treatment in the emergency department
2018
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Brochure/Booklet
After an attempt: A guide for taking care of your family member after treatment in the emergency department
2018
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Brochure/Booklet
After an attempt: A guide for medical providers in the emergency department taking care of suicide attempt survivors
2018
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Report
The way forward: Federal action for a system that works for all people living with SMI and SED and their families and caregivers – Full report
2017
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Characteristics of homeless individuals using emergency department services in 2014
2017
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
WASHINGTON: Every Health Care Provider in WA Is Required To Be Trained in Suicide Prevention
2017
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Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines for integrated suicide-related crisis and follow-up care in emergency departments and other acute settings
2017
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Guidelines/Recommendations
A framework of recommendations for colleges and universities to support the mental health of students of color
2017
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Zero Suicide Training Offered to Local Health Professionals
2017
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Guidelines/Recommendations
Special report: Suicide prevention in health care settings, recommendations regarding environmental hazards for providers and surveyors
2017
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Report
Breaking through barriers: The emerging role of healthcare provider training programs in firearm suicide prevention
2017
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Video/Audio Recording
Training videos for the Self-Directed Violence Classification System
2017
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Article/Chapter
Speaking the same language: Developing culturally-informed messages about firearm safety
2017
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Emergency department visits related to suicidal ideation, 2006-2013
2017
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
MONTANA: Montana Team Recommends Hospitals Add Depression Screening to Patient Questionnaires
2017
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Attempted Suicide Rates, Risk Groups Essentially Unchanged, New Study Shows
2017
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Surveillance success stories - Texas: Denton and Tarrant Counties
2017
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
CALIFORNIA: Community Paramedics Work to Link Patients with Mental Health Care
2016
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
New Annals of Emergency Medicine Publication on Reducing Suicide Risk in the Emergency Department
2016
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Toolkit
Tools from the CAPT: Increasing cultural competence to reduce behavioral health disparities
2016
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT
Joint Commission shines spotlight on suicide in hospitals and other settings, with 8 steps to detect growing concern
2016
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Guidelines/Recommendations
Zero Suicide: An international declaration for better healthcare
2016
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
A snapshot of behavioral health issues for Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander boys and men: Jumpstarting an overdue conversation
2016
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Guidelines/Recommendations
Responding to Grief, Trauma, and Distress After a Suicide: U.S. National Guidelines
2015
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Resource List/Bibliography
LGBT training curricula for behavioral health and primary care practitioners
2015
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Guidelines/Recommendations
Psychiatric-mental health nurse essential competencies for assessment and management of individuals at risk for suicide
2015
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Toolkit
Coming together to care: A suicide prevention and postvention toolkit for Texas communities
2015
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
The moment I felt hope: A suicide attempt survivor reflects on strengths and weaknesses in suicide care
2015
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Becoming better listeners: One health care organization’s experience of committing to the Zero Suicide approach
2015
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Guidelines/Recommendations
Psychosocial interventions for mental and substance use disorders: A framework for establishing evidence-based standards
2015
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Leveraging the lived experience of peer support staff in behavioral health
2015
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Manual
The Way Forward: Pathways to hope, recovery, and wellness with insights from lived experience
2014
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Visits to emergency departments for drug-related suicide attempts increased
2014
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Resource List/Bibliography
Zero suicide in health and behavioral health care resource sheet
2014
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Manual
TAP 33: Systems-level implementation of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT)
2013
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Guidelines/Recommendations
VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for assessment and management of patients at risk for suicide
2013
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Report
Self-harm and suicide prevention, intervention & postvention: Lessons from North America
2013
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Webinar/Presentation
When helping hurts: Self-care strategies for refugee community leaders & service
2013
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
RESPECT-Mil (Re-Engineering Systems of Primary Care Treatment in the Military)
2012
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Behavioral Health Issues among Afghanistan and Iraq U.S. War Veterans
2012
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Webinar/Presentation
Coming Home: Supporting Military Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
2012
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Report
Access to mental health services at Indian Health Service (IHS) and tribal facilities
2011
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Helping children and youth who have experienced traumatic events: Mental Health Awareness Day, May 3, 2011
2011
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Manual
Talking with your adult patients about alcohol, drug, and/or mental health problems: A discussion guide for primary health care providers
2010
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Brochure/Booklet
Should you talk to someone about a drug, alcohol, or mental health problem?
2010
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Report
First national conference for survivors of suicide attempts, health care professionals, and clergy and laity: Summary of workgroup reports
2008
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Report
Strategies to improve external cause-of-injury coding in state-based hospital discharge and emergency department data systems: Recommendations of the CDC Workgroup for Improvement of External Cause-of-Injury Coding
2008
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Guidelines/Recommendations
National guidelines for seniors’ mental health: The assessment of suicide risk and prevention of suicide
2007
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Report
Improving the quality of health care for mental and substance-use conditions: Quality chasm series
2006
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