The Joint Commission is updating its sentinel event policy to provide an expanded definition for suicide deaths that hospitals report to the organization. The original definition was developed more ...

In my last post, I discussed Safety Planning with any client at risk of suicide. A second evidence-based intervention involves addressing access to lethal means, which focuses on limiting access to ...

It’s hard for most medical professionals to ask whether a patient has ever considered or attempted suicide, and whether they are considering it currently. Many doctors and nurses haven’t been trained ...