Zero Suicide Model Implementation and Suicide Attempt Rates in Outpatient Mental Health Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Suicide is a major public health concern, and as most individuals have contact with health care practitioners before suicide, health systems are essential for suicide prevention. The Zero Suicide (ZS) model is the recommended approach for suicide prevention in health systems, but more evidence is needed to support its widespread adoption.

Objective

To examine suicide attempt rates associated with implementation of the ZS model in outpatient mental health care within 6 US health systems.

Design, setting, and participants

This quality improvement study with an interrupted time series design used data collected from January 2012 through December 2019, from patients aged 13 years or older who received mental health care at outpatient mental health specialty set

SUBMITTER: Ahmedani BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11976489 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature