Learn more about suicide risk prevention and treatment with this series of articles and resources.
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Mental Health Providers: Top 5 Ways to Limit Malpractice Exposure
Some mental health providers respond to the threat of malpractice by practicing “defensively.” They might adopt...
Suicide Prevention: Why Are Therapists Rarely Trained in Suicide Prevention...
Rates for death by suicide are on the rise and sadly, those we turn to for...
Suicide Status Form Intake: Integrating a Culturally Informed Interview Process
The Suicide Status Form (SSF) is part of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)...
Trillium Case Study: Suicide Prevention – A consistent approach with...
Dr. Ian Dawe is a Psychiatrist in Ontario, Canada and an expert in suicide prevention. As...
CAMS Meta-Analysis: Intervention for Suicidal Ideation
A recent rigorous meta-analysis of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality ("CAMS") showed that it...
Proven CAMS-4Teens® Strategies To Treat Adolescent Suicide
According to the CDC, suicide became the second leading cause of death among teens and young...
Meeting the Growing Need for Training in Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention...
CAMS-care recognizes this growing need to make effective training available to healthcare workers and clinicians to...
Vermont’s Zero Suicide Initiative
Vermont’s suicide rate has increased by 73.1% since 1999, which marks the 4th largest increase of...
The State of Ohio: Suicide Prevention Using Evidence-Based Practices
Ohio is one of the first states to train over 1,000 clinicians in treating suicidal people,...
A Guide to Contextualizing the Reality of Systemic Racism and...
On our journey of enlightenment and understanding the mechanisms of Black suicidality, we have explored the...
How the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health uses CAMS for...
The State of Oklahoma began an initiative in 2016 to provide a system of care to...
A Guide to Contextualizing the Reality of Systemic Racism and...
In this second part of this three-part series, we will examine the current research and evidence-based...
A Guide to Contextualizing the Reality of Systemic Racism and...
The mortality rate for COVID-19 has been disproportionately affecting the African American, Latinx, and Indigenous communities.
Malpractice Liability Related to Suicidal Risk: How to Decrease the...
Few clinical concerns frighten mental health providers more than the fear of being sued for malpractice...
The Gender Paradox of Suicide: How Suicide Differs Between Men,...
Recently, the question of gender in suicidal behavior has expanded to include transgender and gender-diverse (TGD)...
Adolescent and Teen Suicide: By the Numbers
The alarming rise of teen and adolescent suicide rates over the last decade is prompting researchers...
The Importance of Acknowledging Cultural Differences and Validating the Experiences...
Sweeping cultural differences under the rug and ignoring the unique experiences of suicidal minority patients undermines...
The Rollins College Wellness Center focused on reducing student hospitalizations...
All across the country college wellness and counseling centers are dealing with an increasing number of...
An Exploration of Future Research and Treatment to Combat the...
Contrary to the trends we observe with Black adolescents, current research finds that the suicide rates...
NAViGO’s Implementation of CAMS System of Care in UK: Preliminary...
In 2017, NAViGO Community Interest Company implemented CAMS as part of their National Health Service-commissioned health...
Suicidality in Correctional Facilities: Challenges in Assessing and Treating
With suicide rates rising dramatically over the past few years in both state prisons and local...
Challenges of Assessing and Treating Youth Suicide: A Solution in...
The news of rising teen suicide rates is difficult to ignore. Every few months, the media...
4 Things that Can Go Wrong When Working with Suicidal...
Using a cookie-cutter approach to treatment with a suicidal person who is part of a minority...
One Size Does Not Fit All – Part 3: Effective...
Within clinical science, RCTs are the gold standard of what has proven effective in a causal...
One Size Does Not Fit All – Part 2: Key...
There are various contemporary developments that may help workers in the field to move from a...
One Size Does Not Fit All – Part 1: A...
Why is suicide a major public health issue? Historically, mental health has been largely misunderstood. Learn...
5 Approaches When Working with Mental Health Minority Clients
Mental health clinicians unintentionally harm therapeutic relationships with minority patients. Learn 5 ways how to approach...
The Challenges of Assessing and Treating Prison Suicidality: A Possible...
The rate of inmate mental illness is drastically higher than the general population. So how do...
6 Risk Factors for Transgender & Gender Diverse Suicide
Our understanding of how gender affects suicidality was developed when most scholars viewed gender as a...
Gun Safety and Suicide Prevention
Perhaps you’ve personally known someone, or treated someone, who attempted suicide using a firearm. Chances are,...
Suicide Malpractice Statistics | The Risk of Suicide Malpractice Lawsuits
Survey data has shown that when patients die by suicide, more than half of patient families...
How to Treat a Suicidal Patient: The 4 Cornerstones of...
Effective treatment for suicidal patients requires consistency of care. Learn 4 cornerstones of suicidal care that...