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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Resources

A collection of resources curated for psychiatric-mental health nurses: From toolkits to graduate school listings, the APNA Resource Center is your first access point for information on topics across the spectrum of psychiatric-mental health nursing.

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Suicide

988 Partner Toolkit

The 988 Partner Toolkit is a resource center for social media, video, print, radio, FAQs, messaging, and other marketing materials that can be used to promote the 988 Suicide &
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Suicide

AAP Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention

American Academy of Pediatrics and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention resource to support health professionals in identifying strategies and key partnerships to support youth at risk for suicide. Endorsed by
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RecoverySuicide

Words Matter: Recovery-Oriented Language

Mental Health Coordinating Council guide to recovery-oriented language in mental health and human services.
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Words Matter: Suicide Language Guide

Guide from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) on how to talk about suicide in a hopeful, respectful way.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSuicide

Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ)

Provides a link to the Ask Suicide –Screening Questions (ASQ) toolkit. The ASQ can be used for adolescents and adults:
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSuicide

Child Version: Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

Provides a link to the Child version of Columbia –Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS):
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSuicide

The Suicide Prevention Resources Center

The Suicide Prevention Resources Center provides resources for schools to prevent youth suicides.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSuicide

The Foundation for Suicide Prevention

The Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers resources for schools including suicide prevention in the school, resources for schools following a suicide, and More than Sad program to recognize signs of
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSuicide

SAVE: Suicide Awareness Voices of Education

SAVE website offers resources in the areas of Public Awareness, Education, research and support.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSuicide

Characteristics and Precipitating Circumstances of Suicide Among Children aged 5 to 11 years in the United States 2013 – 2017

by Ruch, D., Heck, A. H., Sheftall, A, Fontanella, C.A., Stevens, J., Zhu, M., Horowitz, L. M., Campo, J, and Bridge, J. A. JAMA network Open 7/27/2021.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSuicide

Premature Death Among Primary Care Patients With A History of Self-Harm

Carr, M.j., Ashcroft, D. M., Kontopantelis, E., White, D., Awenat, Y., Cooper, J., Chew-Graham, C., Kapur, N., Webb, R.T. (2017). Premature death among primary care patients with
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Improving Suicide Prevention Through Evidence-based Strategies: A Systematic Review

Mann, J. J., Michel, C. A., & Auerbach, R. P. (2021). Improving suicide prevention through evidence-based strategies: A systematic review. American Journal of Psychiatry, 178(7), 611–624. Provides
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