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The UnSeen, The UnCounted, The Undiagnosed Network |
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Listed below are several other reports that you can view
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| A Resource Guide for Implementing-Featuring the Suicide Assessment Five-step Evaluation and Triage | Suicide ranks as the eleventh most frequent cause of death (third most frequent in young people) in the United States, with one person dying from suicide every 16.6 minutes. Suicide of a care recipient while in a staffed, round-the-clock care setting has been the #1 most frequently reported type of sentinel event since the inception of the Joint Commission’s Sentinel Event Policy in 1996. Identification of individuals at risk for suicide, while under the care of, or following discharge from a health care organization, is an important first step in protecting and planning the care of these at risk individuals | Pdf 247 kb |
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APA Practice Guideline Provides
Recommendations for Assessing and Treating Patients With
Suicidal Behaviors
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Recommendations are given to assist in the process of assessing and treating suicidal patients, but following these recommendations will not ensure a successful outcome for every individual patient. This guideline, although it provides extensive information on a variety of topics related to the assessment and treatment of suicidal patients, does not include every possible appropriate or acceptable method of care. | Pdf 148 kb |
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Application of the APA Practice
Guidelines on Suicide to Clinical Practice
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Suicide occurs infrequently, even in high-risk populations. This statistical rarity makes suicide prediction, based on risk factors, either alone or in combination, impossible. Psychiatrists, however, can use the assessment of relevant suicide risk factors to help determine appropriate treatment settings and individual treatment plans. | Pdf 365 kb |
| At-a-Glance: Safe Reporting on Suicide | Research indicates that the way suicide is reported in the media can contribute to additional suicides and suicide attempts. Conversely, stories about suicide can inform readers and viewers about the likely causes of suicide, its warning signs, trends in suicide rates, and recent treatment advances. The following recommendations have been developed to assist reporters and editors in safe reporting on suicide. | Pdf 86 kb |
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PREVENTING SUICIDE: A RESOURCE
FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS
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Media play a significant role in today’s society by providing a very wide range of information in a variety of ways. They strongly influence community attitudes, beliefs and behaviour, and play a vital role in politics, economics and social practice. Because of that influence media can also play an active role in the prevention of suicide. | Pdf 40 kb |
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Suicide Assessment University of
Michigan Depression Center Colloquium Series December 19, 2003
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Power Point Presentation | 217 kb |
| Suicide...Read this First | If you are feeling suicidal now, please stop long enough to read this. It will only take about five minutes. I do not want to talk you out of your bad feelings. I am not a therapist or other mental health professional - only someone who knows what it is like to be in pain. | |
| THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SUICIDE | Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. Based on the assumption that suicide is not a rational choice, society has long sought to prevent or discourage the practice. In fact, society has generally regarded a suicide attempt as a plea for help or an indication of a need for psychiatric. The debate about legalizing assisted suicide and euthanasia has challenged these assumptions, suggesting that for at least some individuals, society should shift from prevention to toleration or assistance. | |
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Warning Signs of Suicide
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Power Point Presentation | 98 kb |