Zero Suicide in the United States

• By: Rachel W. Bush, PhD New York Medical College John I. Gerson, PhD
• October 1st, 2020
• fall 2020 issue, outpatient care, suicide, suicide care, suicide prevention, zero suicide
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We have started to finally recognize and respond to the serious public health concerns about suicide in the United States. The “Zero Suicide” (ZS) initiative was developed to provide a systemic approach to the prevention of suicide (Laboullere, et al., 2018). In 2010 the National Action...