Miscellaneous
Every year, this month is proclaimed suicide awareness and prevention month
What is September
Excessive anger, loss of interest, wanting to stay in bed or on the couch all the time, fatigue, insomnia, difficulty concentrainting, are all signs of this
What are symptoms of depression
This profession write the majority of anti-depressant meedications in the community
What are primary care doctors
Most people who attempt suicide feel this way about the choice to self-harm
What is ambivalent
Available 24/7, this telephone number provides access to free and confidential crisis counseling
What is the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)?
The new 3 digit number for the suicide prevention hotline launching in 2022
What is 988
This demographic attempts suicide 3X more than their counterpart
What is women
This level of monitoring is used for patients considered at the highest risk for suicide
What is constant watch (or continuous)
In addition to depression, this mental health diagnosis can increase risk of self-harm
What is Bipolar Disorder?
What is Borderline personality disorder?
What is Schizophrenia
What is substance use disorders?
Available 24/7, this text number provides access to free and confidential crisis counseling
What is 741741?
This is the leading cause of mortality in jails
What is suicide
This is the most common lethal means of suicide for both hospital and incarcerated populations
What is hanging/strangulation
This is the 6-items tool used to ask our patients about self-harm
What is the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)?
This sudden change in a person who has been depressed should lead us to ask about thoughts of self-harm
What is appearing happy?
What is giving away possessions?
What is acting unpredictably or out of character
What is experiencing intense anger
You would consult this Wellpath Team member if you have any questions about whether a patient is ready to be cleared from a suicide watch
What is a Psychiatrist
What is the Psychologist?
What is the regional director of Mental Health
Lead, Train, Identify, Engage, Treat, Transition, Improve are all of these
What are the dimensions within the Zero Suicide Intitiative?
Terms no longer recommended by the CDC when referring to death by suicide
What are committed suicide, successful suicide and completed suicide
In most situations individuals will go from constant or continuous watch to this watch status.
What is staggered watch
This government agency maintains statistics for suicides in the United States
What is the CDC
These events, often hoped for by our patients, can be a high-risk time for self-harm
What are visits?
According to the center for disease Control, this number represents how many individuals die by suicide each day in the United States
What is 130
This percentage of individuals that died by suicide had seen their primary care doctor the month before
What is 40%
This intervention focuses on identifying coping skills and reasons for living for patients who are at risk for self-harm
What is Collaborative Safety Planning?
Most think this is a low-risk time for self-harm attempts for patients, but they are incorrect
What is the period of time just after their release from hospitalization or custody?
This resource provides support for LGBTQ individuals thinking about suicide
What is the Trevor project?