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05/28/2020

Important tips for using telehealth for suicide prevention care

Important Tips for Using Telehealth for Suicide Care

With social distancing recommendations in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many mental health clinicians are turning to telehealth to meet with clients. But while connecting virtually is better than not connecting at all, delivering essential mental health care this way poses specific challenges and risks, especially regarding clients at risk for suicide.

Click HERE to read three important tips from Julie Goldstein Grumet, director of health and behavioral health initiatives for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at the Educational Development Center.

SPRC’s recent webinar on treating patients at risk for suicide during COVID-19 is now archived online. Presenters discuss three best practices in suicide care that can be delivered easily and effectively via telehealth: safety planning, treatment that directly targets thoughts of suicide, and dialectical behavior therapy-based self-help skills and resources.

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