Materials and training opportunities for emergency departments and mental health centers participating in the Office of Suicide Prevention’s efforts to reduce suicide statewide through Colorado House Bill 12-1140.
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- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Publications:
- After an Attempt: A Guide for Medical Providers in the Emergency Department Taking Care of Suicide Attempt Survivors.
- After an Attempt: A Guide for Taking Care of Your Family Member After Treatment in the Emergency Department (available in English and Spanish).
- After an Attempt: A Guide for Taking Care of Yourself After Your Treatment in the Emergency Department (available in English and Spanish).
- Colorado Crisis Services:
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC):
- How to Talk to a Child About a Suicide Attempt (Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Suicide Prevention) is an educational booklet that offers parents and caregivers information and guidance for different age groups on:
- Understanding the unique developmental challenges and needs of preschoolers, school-age children, and teens.
- Knowing what to share, how much to share, and when.
- Explaining core concepts such as depression and hopelessness.
- Promoting resiliency while taking care of self and others.
- The CDPHE Safe-Guard Your Home Guide to Suicide Prevention at Home is a resource for patients on steps to reduce access to lethal means within the home. It is available in English and Spanish.
Tools and reports
- Detecting and treating suicide ideation in all settings (Joint Commission website).
- Caring for Adult Patients with Suicide Risk: A Consensus Guide for Emergency Departments (SPRC website).
- House Bill 2012-1140 Fiscal Year 2014 full report (PDF).
- Prior year survey results and other reports on suicide in Colorado (CDPHE website).
Find a training opportunity
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- SBIRT in Colorado, is a program of Peer Assistance Services, that promotes the practice of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment throughout Colorado. They offer Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Training for Substance Abuse.
- The QPR Institute website offers Evidence-based Gatekeeper training in Question, Persuade, and Refer.
- The Kognito website offers an evidence-based training module for emergency departments that includes CME/CNE role-play simulation for ED personnel.
- Access free online courses (some with CE credits available) through the PsychArmor Institute to help build skills and knowledge on how to effectively work with, live with, or care for veterans.
- Preventing Suicide in Emergency Department Patients is a self-paced online course that teaches healthcare professionals who work in an emergency department how to conduct screening, assessment, and brief interventions including safety planning and lethal means counseling.
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