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The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has released Caring for Adult Patients with Suicide Risk: A Consensus Guide for Emergency Departments.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is the nation’s only federally-supported resource center devoted to advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. The guide includes evidence-based practices in decision support, initial interventions, and discharge planning for adults who have been identified as having some risk of suicide.
“Emergency departments are prime sites for suicide prevention activities in the U.S., but until now clinicians have not had tools to help them steer patients toward treatment options that best meet their health and safety needs,” Pamela S. Hyde, Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) said in a press release.
Funded by SAMHSA, the guide was based on a literature review and developed by a consensus panel of experts from emergency medicine and suicide prevention organizations, as well as individuals who have lived through suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts or feelings.
The ED Guide is endorsed by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, American Association of Suicidology, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicates that 1.3 million adults aged 18 or older (0.6 percent) attempted suicide in the past year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 41,000 individuals died by suicide in 2013. Suicides are the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S.
The ED Guide addresses specific objectives articulated by the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, namely, to promote a continuum of care, safety, and well-being for ED patients treated for suicide risk; to collaborate with other health care providers to provide rapid and appropriate follow-up treatment; and to develop standardized protocols that direct clinical responses based on individual patient risk profiles.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has released Caring for Adult Patients with Suicide Risk: A Consensus Guide for Emergency Departments.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is the nation’s only federally-supported resource center devoted to advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. The guide includes evidence-based practices in decision support, initial interventions, and discharge planning for adults who have been identified as having some risk of suicide.
“Emergency departments are prime sites for suicide prevention activities in the U.S., but until now clinicians have not had tools to help them steer patients toward treatment options that best meet their health and safety needs,” Pamela S. Hyde, Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) said in a press release.
Funded by SAMHSA, the guide was based on a literature review and developed by a consensus panel of experts from emergency medicine and suicide prevention organizations, as well as individuals who have lived through suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts or feelings.
The ED Guide is endorsed by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, American Association of Suicidology, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicates that 1.3 million adults aged 18 or older (0.6 percent) attempted suicide in the past year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 41,000 individuals died by suicide in 2013. Suicides are the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S.
The ED Guide addresses specific objectives articulated by the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, namely, to promote a continuum of care, safety, and well-being for ED patients treated for suicide risk; to collaborate with other health care providers to provide rapid and appropriate follow-up treatment; and to develop standardized protocols that direct clinical responses based on individual patient risk profiles.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has released Caring for Adult Patients with Suicide Risk: A Consensus Guide for Emergency Departments.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is the nation’s only federally-supported resource center devoted to advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. The guide includes evidence-based practices in decision support, initial interventions, and discharge planning for adults who have been identified as having some risk of suicide.
“Emergency departments are prime sites for suicide prevention activities in the U.S., but until now clinicians have not had tools to help them steer patients toward treatment options that best meet their health and safety needs,” Pamela S. Hyde, Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) said in a press release.
Funded by SAMHSA, the guide was based on a literature review and developed by a consensus panel of experts from emergency medicine and suicide prevention organizations, as well as individuals who have lived through suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts or feelings.
The ED Guide is endorsed by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, American Association of Suicidology, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicates that 1.3 million adults aged 18 or older (0.6 percent) attempted suicide in the past year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 41,000 individuals died by suicide in 2013. Suicides are the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S.
The ED Guide addresses specific objectives articulated by the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, namely, to promote a continuum of care, safety, and well-being for ED patients treated for suicide risk; to collaborate with other health care providers to provide rapid and appropriate follow-up treatment; and to develop standardized protocols that direct clinical responses based on individual patient risk profiles.