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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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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Lessons From Ecuador on Responding to the Mental Health Crisis in the U.S. and around the World
2023
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2012 Garrett Lee Smith State and Tribal Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting
2023
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2007 Garrett Lee Smith State and Tribal Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting
2023
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INTERNATIONAL: Health Workers’ Mental Health: Addressing the Invisible Global Pandemic
2022
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Linking Together a Chain of Care: How Clinicians Can Prevent Suicide
2022
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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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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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Sharp Uptick Seen in Suspected Suicide Attempts among Teenage Girls: CDC
2021
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For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
2020
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"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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I'm Worried about the Psychological Toll on Health Care Workers. They Need Help.
2020
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IOWA: DMU Becomes First Medical School to Require Mental Health Course for Students
2020
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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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Older Adults in Long-Term Care Need Mental Health, Suicide Prevention Care
2019
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MINNESOTA: Thrive Range to Receive Grant Funding from Minnesota Dept. of Health
2019
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FLORIDA: UCF, AdventHealth Partner to Identify Suicide Risk of ER Patients
2019
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Number of Children Going to ER with Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Doubles, Study Finds
2019
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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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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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MISSOURI: Children's Mercy Hospital Now Adding Suicide Prevention Questions to Check-Ups
2018
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Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk: A Critical Step Forward
2018
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MONTANA: Bozeman Pediatrics Offering Trigger Locks for Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative
2018
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MISSOURI: One Patient at a Time, This Wash U Program Works to Reduce Gun Suicides
2018
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MONTANA: Montana Communities Receive State Funding For Community-Based Suicide Detection and Prevention
2018
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WASHINGTON: Every Health Care Provider in WA Is Required To Be Trained in Suicide Prevention
2017
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NEW HAMPSHIRE: Zero Suicide Training Offered to Local Health Professionals
2017
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MONTANA: Montana Team Recommends Hospitals Add Depression Screening to Patient Questionnaires
2017
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Attempted Suicide Rates, Risk Groups Essentially Unchanged, New Study Shows
2017
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CALIFORNIA: Community Paramedics Work to Link Patients with Mental Health Care
2016
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New Annals of Emergency Medicine Publication on Reducing Suicide Risk in the Emergency Department
2016
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