Systems approach to suicide prevention: strengthening culture, practice, and education.

Anthony R Pisani; Edwin D Boudreaux

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Systems approach to suicide prevention: strengthening culture, practice, and education.

June 28, 2023

Pisani AR, Boudreaux ED. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2023;21(2):152-159.

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Identifying patients with suicidal ideation can be a challenging clinical problem in the emergency department. These authors use a systems-based approach to identify missed opportunities to prevent suicide and present a systems approach to suicide prevention including three core domains – a culture of safety and prevention, applying best practices and policies for prevention in systems, and workforce education and development.

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