Access to Safer Suicide Care

The foundational belief of Zero Suicide is that suicide deaths for individuals under the care of health and behavioral health systems are preventable. For systems dedicated to improving patient safety, Zero Suicide presents an aspirational challenge and practical framework for system-wide transformation toward safer suicide care.

Providers of care should always consider safe and protective environments upon where clients or patients with suicide risk are provided patient centered care while preserving the patient’s right to dignity in receiving care in the least restrictive setting possible. Involuntary hospitalization procedures should only be relied on only as a last resort.