Link to our paper in JAN exploring acute and intensive care nurses’ perspectives on suicide prevention with medically hospitalized patients at an urban level 1 trauma center and safety net hospital.
Link to our protocol paper in JMIR
Link to NIH Reporter Information
Link to our July 2024 Newsletter
Link to our June 2023 Newsletter
Link to our January 2023 Newsletter
In addition to NIMH, thank you to the UW Department of Psychiatry and the Mary. E Nelson Charitable Remainder Trust, Heidi Combs Trustee for funding part of this work! https://psychiatry.uw.edu/project/suicide-risk-screening-in-acute-and-intensive-care-at-a-level-1-trauma-center/
Congratulations Michaela McGonigle! See Michaela’s UW Doctorate of Nursing Practice Project Presentation (starts at 1:01). Michaela presents on her work on strategies to support nurses to implement a universal suicide risk screening protocol at Harborview Medical Center. And won the HMC Nursing Clinical Inquiry Award 2024!
Congratulations to Amy Bosch & Koumudi Thanda! They won the Undergraduate Research Symposium Population Health Recognition Award 2024 for their presentation, Nurse Identified Barriers to Implementing a Suicide Risk Screening Protocol at a Level 1 Trauma Hospital: Considerations for Equitable Access to Care
♦ Learn more about the current research on training in suicide prevention through NIMH’s recent workshop on Advancing Training in Suicide Prevention Clinical Care ♦
Resources
The following free resources accessible at any time.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Chat
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
Crisis Text Line
https://www.crisistextline.org/
Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor
Now Matters Now
A self-help website that offers immediate skills and support for coping with suicidal thoughts
https://nowmattersnow.org/
Mental Health America
A resource to help find mental health treatment services, including affordable treatment for those without insurance, in your community.
https://www.mhanational.org/finding-therapy