The New York State Office of Mental Health reviewed suicides occurring within the public mental health system over several years. This report aims to put New York State on a path toward systematically preventing suicide for people in care. It includes details of the review, a summary of findings, and a set of draft recommendations. Appendix 1 lists suicide prevention licensing standards for mental health programs in New York State.
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Suicide as a Never Event in New York State
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Core Competencies in Suicide Risk Assessment and Management: Implications for Supervision
Rudd , M., Cukrowicz, K. C., & Bryan, C. J. (2008). Core competencies in suicide risk assessment and management: Implications for supervision. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2(4), 219–228.
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The Assessment and Management of Suicide Risk: State of Workshop Education
Pisani , A. R., Cross, W. F., & Gould, M. S. (2011). The assessment and management of suicide risk: State of workshop education. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 41(3), 255–276.
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Suicide Risk Assessment Training for Psychology Doctoral Programs: Core Competencies and a Framework for Training
Cramer , R. J., Johnson, S. M., & McLaughlin, J. (2013). Suicide risk assessment training for psychology doctoral programs: Core competencies and a framework for training. Training and Educational in Professional Psychology, 7, 1–11.
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Standards BoosterPak for Suicide Risk (NPSG.15.01.01)
The Joint Commission offers a Standards BoosterPak on Suicide Risk (NPSG.15.01.01) to Joint Commission accredited and certified organizations. BoosterPaks provide detailed information about a single topic area that has been associated with a high volume of inquiries or non-compliance scores in the health care field.
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Depression Care Effort Brings Dramatic Drop in Large HMO Population’s Suicide Rate
Hampton , T. (2010). Depression care effort brings dramatic drop in large HMO population’s suicide rate. JAMA, 303(19), 1903–1905.
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Suicide and Malpractice Liability: Assessing and Revising Policies, Procedures, and Practice in Outpatient Settings
Jobes , D. A., & Berman, A. L. (1993). Suicide and malpractice liability: Assessing and revising policies, procedures, and practice in outpatient settings. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 24(1), 91.
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Implementation of Mental Health Service Recommendations in England and Wales and Suicide Rates, 1997–2006
While , D., Bickley, H., Roscoe, A., Windfuhr, K., Rahman, S., Shaw, J., . . . Kapur, N. (2012). Implementation of mental health service recommendations in England and Wales and suicide rates, 1997–2006: A cross-sectional and before-and-after observational study. The Lancet, 379(9820), 1005–1012.
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How to Change Practice: Understand, Identify, and Overcome Barriers to Change
This guide from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence aims to improve patient care by giving practical advice on how to encourage healthcare professionals and managers to change their practice in line with the latest guidance.
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American Association of Suicidology Clinician Survivor Task Force
The Clinician Survivor Task Force provides consultation, support, and education to psychotherapists and other mental health professionals to assist them in understanding and responding to their personal/professional loss resulting from the suicide death of a patient/client and/or family member.
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High‐Reliability Health Care: Getting There from Here
Chassin , M. R., & Loeb, J. M. (2013). High‐reliability health care: Getting there from here. Milbank Quarterly, 91(3), 459–490.
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The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) 2015, Behavioral Health Care Accreditation
NPSG.15.01.01 calls for the identification of individuals at risk for suicide. There are three elements of performance for this goal; they can be found on page four of this PDF. Frequently asked questions about NPSG.15.01.01 can be found at http://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/jcfaqdetails.aspx?S....
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A Follow-Up Report on Preventing Suicide: Focus on Medical/Surgical Units and the Emergency Department
This Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert discusses risk and contributing factors for suicide in the health care environment, as well as risk reduction strategies for medical/surgical and emergency department settings.
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Inpatient Suicides: Recommendations for Prevention
This Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert discusses root causes of inpatient suicide deaths and recommended risk reduction strategies.
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Improving Patient and Worker Safety: Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare works with hospitals and health care systems that are committed to being high-reliability organizations and reaching zero on many key health outcomes, including hand washing, surgical site infection, and wrong-side surgery.
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