What is best practice in Suicide Prevention?
Best practices in suicide prevention are programs, policies, and interventions that are informed by research evidence, expert consensus, and/or demonstrated outcomes in reducing suicide risk and promoting protective factors. These approaches are typically grounded in public health and prevention science and may include evidence-based, evidence-informed, or promising practices identified through national registries and expert review processes.”
Best Practice suicide prevention trainings available in North Dakota include but are not limited to:
- LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- LivingWorks Suicide Alertness for Everyone- Tell, Ask, Listen, Keep Safe (safeTALK)
- Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA)
- Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention
- Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention
- Sources of Strength
- VitalCog: Suicide Prevention
- Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
The resources highlighted here include programs and practices available in North Dakota that align with national suicide prevention best practices and evidence-informed approaches. For more information and to learn more about current best practices in suicide prevention, visit the Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s Best Practice Registry.
Additional Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and Behavioral Health Trainings
To find additional Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Behavioral Health Trainings Funded by North Dakota Health and Human Services click the button below.
ND THRIVES is committed to preventing suicide among rural, tribal, and frontier youth ages 10-24 in North Dakota. Rural youth are recognized as a population at particular risk in ND, and our target region (North Central ND) includes very isolated counties with the highest suicide rates and greatest risk. View ND THRIVE trainings.