Preventing suicide in emergency department patients

2016

(For resources, this is the publication date. For programs, this is the date posted.)

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Information

Training
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
Education Development Center, Inc (EDC)

This online course teaches healthcare professionals who work in an ED how to conduct screening, assessment, and brief interventions, such as safety planning and lethal means counseling. It also addresses patient-centered care for patients with suicide risk, patient safety during the ED visit, and incorporating suicide prevention into discharge planning.