Safety Planning Intervention Telehealth Service Model in Emergency Departments

ED staff will deliver SPI+ (Safety Planning Intervention plus follow-up phone calls) to patients at risk for suicide in the ED who are not admitted to an inpatient unit.

The Suicide Prevention Consultation Center (SPCC) will be located external to the Emergency Department (ED). ED staff will be able to refer patients at risk for suicide to the SPCC. Licensed and credentialed mental health clinicians will deliver SPI+ (Safety Planning Intervention plus follow-up phone calls) via telehealth to patients at risk for suicide in the ED who are not admitted to an inpatient unit.