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Validating the Suicide Status Form for the Collaborative Assessment and Management...

This study tests whether the Suicide Status Form (SSF-IV) — the core assessment tool used...

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Zero Suicide: What about “Treat”?

In this Crisis-The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention editorial, Julie Goldstein Grumet and...

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An observational pilot of the collaborative assessment and management of suicidality...

Can a single 60-minute session make a meaningful difference for inpatients experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors?...

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Suicide Prevention in K-12 Schools: Introduction to the Special Issue

School-based mental health partnerships are vital for youth suicide prevention, especially in rural areas with...

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The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality vs. Treatment as Usual:...

This retrospective study compared CAMS — a collaborative, structured approach to suicide risk assessment —...

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Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality in the Aftercare Focus Study:...

This dissertation by Phoebe McCutchan examines whether the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality...

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The Suicide Status Form-4 (SSF-IV) as a Potentially Therapeutic Suicide Risk...

The first direct empirical test of a long-standing claim: that the SSF — the core...

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Advancing Suicide Intervention Strategies for Teens (ASSIST): Study Protocol for a...

ASSIST is the protocol for a three-arm RCT comparing the Safety Planning Intervention with structured...

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Reducing Short-Term Suicide Risk After Hospitalization: A Randomized Controlled Trial of...

This randomized controlled trial tested whether the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), delivered...

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The Content of Patient-Identified Suicidal Drivers within CAMS Treatment Planning

CAMS treats suicide by targeting the "drivers" patients themselves identify as fueling their suicidality. Prior...

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What Stops People Seeking Help?

A compelling evidence-based talk examining why suicide prevention in the UK continues to fall short...

Blog Post

Suicide Risk Following Hospital Discharge

Hospitals face critical gaps in post-discharge suicide prevention. See how CAMS improves risk assessment, safety planning,...

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After Your Child’s Suicide Attempt

What to Do After Your Child’s Suicide Attempt — and How CAMS-Care Can Help When...

Webinar

Fact vs Fiction: What Actually Works in Contemporary Clinical Suicidology- 2025...

This presentation will systematically review the history of dealing with suicidal risk from its medieval origins,...

Webinar

Healthcare System-based Case Formulation of Suicide Events after Acute Care

This presentation will focus on exploring foundational principles of healthcare system-based case formulation using the Exploratory,...

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Suicide in Healthcare Workers: U.S. Rates, Risk Factors, and Prevention

Healthcare workers play a crucial role in our world. From routine care...

Webinar

New Directions in Suicide Safety Planning: The Project Life Force (PLF)...

Dr. Goodman describes the development and testing of a novel treatment - \"Project Life Force (PLF)\"...

Webinar

2024 CAMS Update and Introducing CAMS Brief Intervention

In this suicide prevention month webinar, Dr. Jobes will discuss recent updates based on clinical trial...

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Jumping in the Hole

I suffered for years with constant thoughts of ending my life, eventually coming to find comfort...

Webinar

Zero Suicide – Outcomes and Opportunities

Consistent with the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, Zero Suicide called for improved suicide identification and...

Webinar

Innovations in Clinical Suicide Prevention: 2023 CAMS Update and the 3rd...

This webinar will delve into the latest research and tools presented in the new book, written...

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Big Ideas for Advancing Suicide Prevention

The recent end of the Spring 2023 semester marked my 40th year of working in the...

Webinar

Empirical, Clinical, and Conceptual Evidence Converges to Indicate Good Support for...

On-Demand webinar hosted by Dr. David A. Jobes and Thomas Joiner.

A Voice of Autistic Adulthood: Suicide & Other Challenges Amongst Autistic...

Think of the word: autism. What image comes to mind? How would you describe an autistic...

Webinar

10 Tips for Clinical Management of Suicide Risk

Clinicians often face anxiety and uncertainty in managing and treating suicide risk. This presentation will highlight...

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988 and the State of Suicide Treatment in the US

On July 16, 2022, the United States took an enormous step forward in crisis care and...

Webinar

What Future? How People Who Are Suicidal Look Beyond the Present...

Delve into the cognitive processes of suicidal individuals as they envision their future with Dr. Cha's...

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Suicide Risk Factors and Warning Signs: What we’ve learned from the...

It’s important to understand that there are many potential suicide risk variables, the following are a...

Book

Choosing to Live: How to Defeat Suicide Through Cognitive Therapy

Award winning book that includes Appendix A: Guide for Concerned Family Members and Friends. Addresses some...

Website

Suicide is Different Website

A web-based resource that provides support to those supporting someone who is thinking about suicide.

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How NeuroFlow is Combining Technology and Treatment to Prevent Suicide

NeuroFlow and CAMS-care partner to offer an evidence based therapeutic framework for suicide-specific assessment and treatment...

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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)...

Case Study

Trillium Case Study: Suicide Prevention – A consistent approach with tailored...

Dr. Ian Dawe is a Psychiatrist in Ontario, Canada and an expert in suicide prevention. As...

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Lethal Means Safety and CAMS

It is interesting how ideas and constructs within suicide prevention that have been around for many...

Webinar

404 ERROR: Mistakes We Need to Stop Making in Suicidology On-Demand

In this webinar, Dr. David Klonsky suggests that we overvalue predicting suicide -- so much so...

Webinar

Suicide Prevention in Healthcare Settings On-Demand

Christine Moutier, M.D., AFSP's Chief Medical Officer, David Jobes, Ph.D., professor and creator of CAMS, and...

Article

First Touch: Administrative Policy vs. Caring Concern, Empathy, Validation, and Truth

I believe there is often a unique moment, a window, of potential engagement that is squandered...

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Jaspr: Using Avatars in Emergency Departments with Suicidal Patients Brings New...

I was told about a fascinating study that was conducted at the University of Boston using...

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A Guide to Contextualizing the Reality of Systemic Racism and Black...

On our journey of enlightenment and understanding the mechanisms of Black suicidality, we have explored the...

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A Guide to Contextualizing the Reality of Systemic Racism and Black...

In this second part of this three-part series, we will examine the current research and evidence-based...

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A Guide to Contextualizing the Reality of Systemic Racism and Black...

The mortality rate for COVID-19 has been disproportionately affecting the African American, Latinx, and Indigenous communities.

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Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and the CAMS Framework® of Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention

For those of you who use the CAMS framework with your suicidal patients, you know that...

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Malpractice Liability Related to Suicidal Risk: How to Decrease the Risk

Few clinical concerns frighten mental health providers more than the fear of being sued for malpractice...

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Best Practices in Care Transitions for Individuals with Suicide Risk

In the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s new guide for best practices in care transitions...

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The Importance of Acknowledging Cultural Differences and Validating the Experiences of...

Sweeping cultural differences under the rug and ignoring the unique experiences of suicidal minority patients undermines...

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An Exploration of Future Research and Treatment to Combat the Crisis...

Contrary to the trends we observe with Black adolescents, current research finds that the suicide rates...

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NAViGO’s Implementation of CAMS System of Care in UK: Preliminary Positive...

In 2017, NAViGO Community Interest Company implemented CAMS as part of their National Health Service-commissioned health...

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4 Things that Can Go Wrong When Working with Suicidal Minorities

Using a cookie-cutter approach to treatment with a suicidal person who is part of a minority...

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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...

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Journal Of Affective Disorders

A group in Oslo, Norway found that “CAMS improved treatment outcome on suicide ideation and mental...

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6 Risk Factors for Transgender & Gender Diverse Suicide

Our understanding of how gender affects suicidality was developed when most scholars viewed gender as a...