Suicide Prevention Training

Policies for Health Care Professionals Across the United States as of October 2017

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ID11021952
AuthorsJanessa M Graves (0000-0002-7659-2634, Janessa M. Graves, Carrie Holliday, and Sara Van Natta are with the College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane. Jessica L. Mackelprang is with the Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Sara E. Van Natta is also with Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA.), Jessica L Mackelprang (0000-0001-9135-7811, Janessa M. Graves, Carrie Holliday, and Sara Van Natta are with the College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane. Jessica L. Mackelprang is with the Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Sara E. Van Natta is also with Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA.), Sara E Van Natta (Janessa M. Graves, Carrie Holliday, and Sara Van Natta are with the College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane. Jessica L. Mackelprang is with the Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Sara E. Van Natta is also with Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA.), Carrie Holliday (0000-0002-3526-882X, Janessa M. Graves, Carrie Holliday, and Sara Van Natta are with the College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane. Jessica L. Mackelprang is with the Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Sara E. Van Natta is also with Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA.)
Year2018
Volume108
Issue6
Pages760-768
Publication date2018-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2018.304373
PMID29672147
OpenAlexW2802708152
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited24

Objectives. To identify and compare state policies for suicide prevention training among health care professionals across the United States and benchmark state plan updates against national recommendations set by the surgeon general and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention in 2012. Methods. We searched state legislation databases to identify policies, which we described and characterized by date of adoption, target audience, and duration and frequency of the training. We used descriptive statistics to summarize state-by-state variation in suicide education policies. Results. In the United States, as of October 9, 2017, 10 (20%) states had passed legislation mandating health care professionals complete suicide prevention training, and 7 (14%) had policies encouraging training. The content and scope of policies varied substantially. Most states (n = 43) had a state suicide prevention plan that had been revised since 2012, but 7 lacked an updated plan. Conclusions. Considerable variation in suicide prevention training for health care professionals exists across the United States. There is a need for consistent polices in suicide prevention training across the nation to better equip health care providers to address the needs of patients who may be at risk for suicide

Action plan · Alliance · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Injury prevention · Legislation · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Suicide prevention · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Workplace Violence and Bullying

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