Rhode Island Department of Health, September 2020 Every year, millions of kids and teenagers seriously think about attempting suicide. You might think your child or teenager is not at risk for suicide, but why take a chance? These simple things can help you suicide...
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan
CDC, August 2020 Suicide is a critical public health problem in the Unites States. Despite national, state, and local efforts to reduce suicide, rates continue to increase. A forward-looking effort, built upon new evidence and past accomplishments, is needed to reduce...
2018 Rhode Island Student Survey Summary
BHDDH, RIDOH, RIDE, 2018 The Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS) is a collaboration among the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (RI BHDDH), the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), and the Rhode Island...
Death Rates Due to Suicide and Homicide Among Persons Aged 10-24: United States, 2000-2017
National Center for Health Statistics, October 2019 After stable trends from 2000 to 2007, suicide rates for persons aged 10–24 increased from 2007 (6.8 per 100,000 persons) to 2017 (10.6), while homicide rates declined from 2007 to 2014 and then increased through...
An Approach to Evaluate the Effects of Concomitant Prescribing of Opioids and Benzodiazepines on Veteran Deaths and Suicides
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2019 Responding to the concern about opioid and benzodiazepine use in the veteran population, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...
Webinar: “Preventing Suicide: The Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s Effective Prevention Model”
The National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention, May 30, 2018 The goals of this webinar were to explain the importance of a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention, describe 3 key elements of effective prevention, identify how to use the SPRC’s website to...
Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ): A Brief Instrument for the Pediatric Emergency Department
American Medical Association, Dec. 2012 OBJECTIVE: To develop a brief screening instrument to assess the risk for suicide in pediatric emergency department patients. DESIGN: A prospective, cross-sectional instrument-development study evaluated 17 candidate screening...
Youth Suicide: Facts, Signs and Risk Factors
Lifespan Corporation, September 2017 Please click the below link to connect to this resource. This blog post discusses youth suicide and includes a link the the PediMIND program. This research program is a part of Bradley Hospital and is dedicated to improving the...
Collaborative Safety Planning to Reduce Risk in Suicidal Patients: A Key Component of the Zero Suicide Model
Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention, July 26, 2017 The Zero Suicide model builds on the foundational belief that death by suicide for individuals receiving care within the health and behavioral health system is preventable. Collaborative safety...
Leap of Faith
Murrieta Valley High School A video made by students about suicide prevention.