Table 3.
Toolkit Components
Toolkit Section | Sample Contents |
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Overview | Introduction to Toolkit Team Needs Assessment Tool User How-To Reading List Quick links to Internal and External Suicide Prevention Resources |
Assessment Tools | Measures required by VA for as part of routine screening Supplemental local tools shared by HBPC MH providers |
Safety Planning | Resources for Safety Planning for Older Adults |
Psychotherapy Interventions | Treatment Planning Resources Suicide Prevention Presentations provided by VA expert |
Policy/Procedures | Sample Local HBPC Team Suicide Risk Management Procedures National Policy Resources and Administrative Documents |
Training Materials | Role Plays for Team-Based Suicide Prevention Basic Starter Presentations for Adaptation by HBPC MH providers Rural Healthcare Pain & Suicide Dementia End-of-Life Care & Suicide Geriatric Depression Sleep & Suicide |
Resources for Families/Caregivers | Suicide Prevention Guide for Veteran Families Suicide Postvention Resources |