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Our list of evidence-based suicide prevention practices uses Zero Suicide’s seven essential elements of suicide care for health and behavioral health care systems. Suicide prevention and awareness websites have many resources on implementing evidence-based suicide prevention programs. Please visit these listed websites to review all information. For specific topics, review individual categories with direct links included. In a life-threatening situation, call 911 immediately.
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Interactive Screening Program (ISP): The Interactive Screening Program (ISP) is an online program customized website/platform that provides a safe and confidential way for individuals to take a brief screening for stress, depression, and other mental health conditions, and receive a personal response from a program counselor.
- CDC Preventing Suicide: Read a technical package of policy, programs, and practices on preventing suicide published by the CDC.
- National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Read about the recommended standard care for people with suicide risk goals from the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention that promotes suicide prevention as a core component of health care services and implementing effective clinical and professional practices for assessing and treating those identified as being at risk for suicidal behaviors.
- NIMH Risk Factors and Screening: List of signs and symptoms and 5 action steps to help someone in emotional pain.
- Zero Suicide Toolkit – Screening & Assessment: In a Zero Suicide approach all persons receiving care are screened for suicidal thoughts and behaviors at intake. Learn what to do whenever a patient screens positive for suicide risk, and how to complete a full risk formulation for the client.