Suicide Prevention

The AHA Sept. 27 released a Suicide Prevention Guide in Action webpage, featuring successful strategies from hospitals and health systems that participated in its recent suicide prevention learning collaborative with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A new infographic spotlights how the AHA’s suicide prevention learning collaborative, a partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, helped 37 organizations advance suicide prevention and well-being for their health care workers.

AHA, in its continued efforts to support the wellness and mental health of the nation’s health care workforce, has released 18 new case studies from member hospitals and health systems that focus on the real-world implementation of tactics and strategies for preventing suicide among health care…

Two hospitals combine their resources to implement a widespread peer support program across the system.

Indiana University Health re-formats their peer support program with the goal of improving access and promoting sustainability.

Knox Community Hospital expands their employee education programs and works to increase knowledge of and access to employee resources.

Butler Hospital uses their psychiatric and behavioral health expertise to combat job-related stressors within their workforce.

Bryan Medical Center creates an actionable plan to increase the percentage of their workforce who have completed QPR training.

Hartford Health combats behavioral health stigma by modifying potentially stigmatizing questions in their application and credentialling processes.

MedStar health overcomes challenges and works to implement widespread Stress First Aid training throughout their system