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Professional Treatment Resources

Information and resources specific to assisting health care clinicians in the treatment of suicide and suicide ideation are available to help you help others.    

There are not universal standards of care for suicide and suicide ideation applied across all health care fields, but there are fundamental procedures, researched methods, ethical codes, and recommended assessments that apply to health care professionals.


Clinical guidance
Find information and resources on clinical guidance for the prevention and treatment of suicide.

Ethical and legal guidelines
Find information and resources on ethical and legal guidelines for health care professionals with specific focus on the prevention and treatment of suicide.

Assessment information
Find information and resources on assessment and screening for depression and suicide including recommended tools.

Medication information

Find medication information and resources including:

  • Medications for Depression
  • Medications for other mental health disorders
  • Drug-Drug Interactions
  • General Medication Information

Professional survivor of suicide
Find information and resources for professional survivors of suicide as well as a first hand account.

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What to do to help
>Treatment Resources
>>What to do in an emergency  
>>Suicide hotlines
>>Facilities
>>Mental health providers
>>Legal considerations
>>Standard treatments for suicide ideation
>>What to do as a survivor of suicide
>Professional Resources
>>Clinical guidance 
>>Ethical and Legal guidelines
>>Assessment information
>>Medication information
>>What to do as a professional survivor of suicide
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