The links below provide national resources on suicide prevention, intervention, and healing for health care provider. For more information on VDH’s Youth Suicide Prevention Program and additional resources click here.
Press Release: Cognitive Therapy Reduces Youth Suicide
(National
Institute of Mental Health, 2005)
Public health training on the prevention of youth violence and
suicide an overview.
(Browne A, Barber CW, Stone DM, Meyer AL. Am J Prev
Med 2005; 29(5 Suppl 2): 233-9.)
State Health Lawmakers Digest on Teen Suicide Prevention
(National Conference of State Legislatures, Fall 2005)
Approaching the Suicidal Patient.
(Stovall, J & Domino, F. American Family Physician 2003; 68: 1814-13.)
Suicide prevention in primary care: Careful questioning, prompt
treatment can save lives.
(Hamilton, NG. Postgraduate Medicine Online
2000; 108(6).)
Child Suicide and the Schools
(Pediatrics, 2000; 106(5): 1167.)
Evaluation and Tratement of Patients with Suicidal Ideation.
(Gliatto, M, Rai, A. American Family Physician 1999; 59(6): 1500-13.)
F.I.S.T.S Screening Cards for Youth Violence
To order F.I.S.T.S cards, please e-mail Laurie.Crawford@vdh.virginia.gov or call
804-864-7705.
The Suicidal Patient: Assessment & Care (Training Video)
Ordering informatin is available from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at
http://www.afsp.org/
Suicide: Helping Patients & Their Families After an Attempt - A Guide for Medical Professionals in the Emergency Department
American Academy of Pediatrics Resources for Safety and Violence Prevention Counseling in Office Practice http://www.aap.org/connectedkids/samples/
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk: Core Competencies (AMSR), offered by the SPRC Training Institute (PDF) is a one-day workshop for mental health professionals that will help them better assess suicide risk, plan treatment, and manage the ongoing care of at-risk clients.
Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T), Screening for Mental Health (PDF). Â The SAFE-T pocket card is available for free. It can be downloaded from the Screening for Mental Health website: www.MentalHealthScreening.org.
ER Means Restriction Education for Parents (PDF)
American Academy of Pediatrics
A Resource Guide for Implementing the Joint Commissions 2007 Patient Goals on Suicide, Screening for Mental Health, Inc. (PDF)
Framework for Developing Institutional Protocols for the Acutely Distressed or Suicidal College Student, Jed Foundation (PDF)
Reporting on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media, Multiple Authors (PDF)
Standards for the Assessment of Suicide Risk Among Callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (PDF)
Suicide Prevention Efforts for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (PDF)
Warning Signs for Suicide Prevention, American Association of Suicidology (PDF)
Resources for Providers on Intimate Partner Violence
http://www.vahealth.org/Injury/projectradarva/index.htm
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA
http://www.spanusa.org/index.cfm
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
*Programs are from the SPRC and ASPF Registry of Evidence Based Suicide Prevention Programs
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