MedPage Today September 30, 2024
— Integrated mental health specialists on care teams suggested as vital to program’s impact
Following the launch of an integrated suicide prevention program across Washington state, researchers observed a 25% drop in the rate of attempted suicides in secondary analysis of a randomized stepped-wedged trial.
Once a suicide screening and safety planning program was introduced to 19 primary care practices in the state, rates of safety planning within 14 days increased by a significant 14%, from 32.8 to 38.3 per 10,000 patient visits, Julie Angerhofer, PhD, MPH, of Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, and co-authors reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Notably, suicide attempts within 90 days of a primary care visit fell from 6.0 to...
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