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Adapting the Air Force suicide prevention model for campuses: Cornell University
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/campus/PDF/Eells_USAFCU.pdf
Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersburg, MD. Describes why the Air Force suicide prevention model was appropriate for Cornell University mental health services.
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Addiction counseling competencies: The knowledge, skills, and attitudes of professional practice
URL: http://www.nattc.org/resPubs/tap21/TAP21.pdf
Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) Series 21. A comprehensive list of 123 competencies that substance abuse treatment counselors should master to do their work effectively. Has been used to develop and evaluate addiction counseling curricula, advise students, and assess counseling proficiencies.
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Best practices for campus suicide prevention
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/campus/PDF/SilvermanLittsPlenary_BestPractices.pdf
Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersburg, MD. Discusses: existing best practices; the lexicon of "best practices" theory; and evaluating organizations.
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The Best Practices Registry (BPR) for Suicide Prevention: A New Tool for Suicide Prevention
URL: http://www.sprc.org/traininginstitute/disc_series/disc_13.asp
A presentation on the Best Practices Registry (BPR) for Suicide Prevention which discusses: the purpose and structure of the BPR; the process and criteria used to review materials for BPR listing; how to use the BPR in planning effective suicide prevention programs; and how to submit materials for possible listing on the BPR. The Research to Practice webinar webpage contains presenter biographies, PowerPoint slides, and an audio file of the discussion.
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Brief psychological intervention after deliberate self-poisoning (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/psy_intervention.pdf
A fact sheet that describes Brief Psychological Intervention after Deliberate Self-Poisoning. This intervention provides four sessions of psychotherapy for adults who deliberately poisoned themselves. The fact sheet includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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C-Care/CAST (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/ccare_cast.pdf
A fact sheet that describes C-Care (Counselors Care) and C-CAST (Coping and Support Training), a school-based intervention for students at risk for suicide. It combines one-on-one counseling with a series of small-group training sessions. The fact sheet includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Columbia University TeenScreen Program (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/columbia-teenscreen.pdf
A fact sheet that describes Columbia University's TeenScreen Program. The purpose of the program is to identify youth who are at-risk for suicide and potentially suffering from mental illness and then ensure they receive a complete evaluation. The fact sheet includes a full description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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CWLA Best practice guidelines: Serving LGBT youth in out-of-home care
URL: http://www.nclrights.org/site/DocServer/bestpracticeslgbtyouth.pdf?docID=1322
These best practice guidelines provide direction to agencies responsible for the care of LGBT youth in out-of-home care specifically, child welfare and juvenile justice professionals. Based on the Legal Services for Children and the National Center for Lesbian Rights' Model Standards Project, the guidelines address the institutional failure to consider gender orientation or identity, an consideration necessary in order to provide appropriate and equitable care to LGBT youth in state custody.
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Elderly suicide: Secondary prevention
URL: http://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/products_services/evidence_based.htm
This evidence-based protocol provides information that will assist the nurse or other health care provider in recognizing at-risk suicidal behavior in the elderly and providing appropriate and effective crisis intervention. The goal is to decrease the occurrence of suicide among elderly individuals who have contact with nurses or other health care providers. 56 pages.
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Emergency department means restriction education (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/emer_dept.pdf
A fact sheet that describes the Emergency Department Means Restriction Education Protocol. Includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatments and Services: Examples to Inform Public Policy
URL: http://www.milbank.org/reports/2004lehman/2004lehman.html
This report aims to inform policymakers about the significance of recent advances in evaluating evidence for allocating resources to and within public mental health programs.
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Evidence-based practices and multicultural mental health
URL: http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Fact_Sheets1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=63974
The mental health field is increasingly requiring evidence based practices (EBPs) in an effort to boost quality, effectiveness, and accountability in mental health care services. This resource was created to provide information to NAMI stakeholders—individuals with mental illness, families, providers, and partners—on the literature discussing EBPs, with special consideration of multicultural issues. Discusses: the basics of EBPs; history of the EBP movement; EBP challenges; cultural adaptations of EBPs; utilization of culturally specific interventions (i.e., practice-based evidence models); and policy considerations.
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Evidence-based practices for preventing substance abuse and mental health problems in older adults. - Excerpt: Prevention of co-occurring substance abuse and mental health problems
URL: http://www.samhsa.gov/OlderAdultsTAC/EBPCo-OccurringProblemssectionFINAL.pdf
This report discusses: demographic imperative for addressing late-life substance use and mental health problems; current terminology of the subject; published evidence base for the prevention and early intervention; and implementation issues that align with state needs and priorities. Five specific areas are addressed: alcohol misuse; medication misuse; depression and anxiety; suicide; and co-occurring substance abuse and mental health problems.
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Goals & model programs identified in The President’s New Freedom Commission On Mental Health report
URL: http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/About_Public_Policy/New_Freedom_Commission/Default1169.htm
This webpage links to the 6 goals and the 12 model programs highlighted in the New Freedom Commission Report. The page also includes a link to the full-text of the report.
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Leading causes of injuries among children and adolescents
URL: http://www.astho.org/pubs/AdolescentfactsheetfinalAugust2006.pdf
Injury Prevention Fact Sheet. 2006 Aug. Describes suicide as the third leading cause of death among individuals ages 15 to 24. Presents the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act and the Oregon's Safe Teens program as the major recent developments in suicide prevention.
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Lifelines (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/lifelines.pdf
This fact sheet describes Lifelines, a school-based suicide prevention curriculum comprised of four 45-minute lessons. Ot also includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Limits on analgesic packaging (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/analgesic_limits.pdf
A fact sheet that describes limits on analgesic packaging as a strategy to reduce intentional self-poisonings in the United Kingdom. Includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices (NREPP)
URL: www.nrepp.samhsa.gov
The SAMHSA Model Programs featured on this site have been tested in communities, schools, social service organizations, and workplaces across America. These programs have demonstrated solid proof of preventing or reducing substance abuse and other related high-risk behaviors.
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PROSPECT (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/prospect.pdf
A fact sheet that describes The Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial (PROSPECT) intervention which combines treatment guidelines for community-dwelling elderly populations with care management for patients diagnosed as depressed. The fact sheet includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Reconnecting Youth Class (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/reconnecting_youth.pdf
This fact sheet describes the Reconnecting Youth Class, a school-based selective/indicated prevention program that targets young people in grades 9–12 who show signs of poor school achievement, potential for school dropout, and other at-risk behaviors including suicide-risk behaviors. RY teaches skills to build resiliency with respect to risk factors and to moderate early signs of substance abuse, and depression/aggression. The factsheet includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Response: A comprehensive high school-based suicide awareness program. (Fact sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/PDF/RESPONSE_FactSheet.pdf
A fact sheet describing RESPONSE, a comprehensive high school-based youth suicide prevention program that includes a concise implementation manual as well as a student, staff and parent component. The program addresses: attitudes and behaviors; risk factors; helping guidelines; and skills practice. Program includes suicide awareness film series "Never Enough" created by OutreachArts.
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School mental health: Role of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and factors affecting service provision
URL: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0819r.pdf
This report describes: SAMHSA’s coordination with other federal departments and agencies to support mental health services in schools; how SAMHSA identifies and supports evidence-based school mental health services; and factors that affect the provision of mental health services in schools.
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SOS: Signs of Suicide (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/sos.pdf
A fact sheet that describes SOS: Signs of Suicide. SOS incorporates two prominent suicide prevention strategies into a single program, combining a curriculum that aims to raise awareness of suicide and its related issues with a brief screening for depression and other risk factors associated with suicidal behavior. Includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Specialized emergency room intervention for suicidal adolescent females (SPRC BPR Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/spec_emergency_rm.pdf
A fact sheet that describes a specialized emergency room intervention for suicidal adolescent females. This intervention provides specialized emergency room care for female adolescent suicide attempters and their mothers. Includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Strategies and challenges for community suicide prevention: AF Suicide Prevention Program
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/pdf/2006/Pflanz_Community-basedPrevention.pdf
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12�14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. Describes U.S. Air Force Suicide Prevention Program (AFSPP) as a model for community and organizational approaches to prevention. Discusses: Air Force suicide rates 1987-2006; AFSPP implementation strategies; the program sustainment issues and challenges; and its applications beyond the U.S. Air Force.
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Suicide prevention and the Internet
URL: http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/assets/alert57.pdf
SIEC Alert. 2005 Jan; 57. Describes the suicide prevention possibilities of Internet; provides examples of preventive Internet services for youth.
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U.S. Air Force Program ( SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/airforce.pdf
A fact sheet that describes the U.S. Air Force suicide prevention program, a comprehensive, institution-wide intervention that focuses on enhancing protective factors and decreasing risk factors for suicide. Includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Zuni life skills development (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/zuni_life_skills.pdf
A fact sheet that describes the Zuni Life Skills Development,aslo called American Indian Life Skills Development, a curriculum that is a culturally tailored intervention that targets high school students. It is based upon social cognitive theory, which proposes that suicidal behavior is affected through the interaction of modeling influences (peer and community), environmental factors, and individual characteristics. Includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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