SAFE-T Pocket Card: Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage for Clinicians

About This Tool

This resource gives a brief overview on conducting a suicide assessment using a five-step evaluation and triage plan. The five-step plan involves identifying risk factors and protective factors, conducting a suicide inquiry, determining risk level and interventions, and documenting a treatment plan.

SAMHSA's Suicide Safe mobile app is now also avaialble for your mobile device: https://www.samhsa.gov/

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Why It Works

Originally conceived by Douglas Jacobs, MD, and developed as a collaboration between Screening for Mental Health, Inc. and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.

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