Your Electronic Health Record Should Help You Deliver Suicide Care

• By: Kelly Samuelson, MSW, LADC SPiER at Zero Overdose
• July 29th, 2026
• behavioral health workflow, electronic health records, follow-up care, patient safety, safety planning, suicide prevention, suicide risk screening, Summer 2026 Issue, zero overdose
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Many frontline behavioral health teams are expected to deliver suicide-safer care inside systems that were not built to support it. Staff are asked to screen for suicide risk, complete additional assessment when needed, create or update safety plans, coordinate handoffs, complete follow-up, and...

Implementing Universal Suicide Risk Screening in Healthcare Settings: Model Could Help Hospitals Better Identify and Aid Youth at Risk for Suicide

• By: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• January 1st, 2019
• clinical pathways, early detection, healthcare settings, mental health assessment, pediatric care, public health concern, suicide risk screening, youth suicide prevention
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A new report, authored in part by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, provides guidance on how to implement universal suicide risk screening of youth in medical settings. The report describes a way for hospitals to address the...