When organizations consider implementing Zero Suicide, they often wonder if they have organizational capacity to do so. However, many organizations are already implementing parts of the framework in their efforts to provide safer suicide care. This includes screening and assessing for suicide, safety planning and lethal means safety, and treatment. In addition, Zero Suicide is a continuous quality improvement approach. The work your organization is doing to improve quality of care, such as data collection, reporting and analysis are key to successful implementation of Zero Suicide. This webinar highlights key organizational strategies that help build capacity to effectively implement and sustain Zero Suicide, including those that align with accreditation standards (i.e. Joint Commission, CARF).
Session Outline:
- Zero Suicide – what it is and what it isn’t
- Steps to build capacity for readiness and sustainability of Zero Suicide
- Organizational self-study
- Structuring your Implementation Team
- Communicating for culture change and a just culture
- Developing a training plan
- Making improvements that stick with data collection and monitoring
- Postvention supports
- Resources and next steps for your organization