VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide

FDA Warning/Regulatory Alert

This guideline references a drug(s) for which important revised regulatory and/or warning information has been released since completion of the CPG.

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 Guideline

• Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide -- Full Guideline (2019)
• Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide -- Provider Summary (2019)
• Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide -- Patient Summary (2019)

Suicide Risk Clinical Support Tool

Note: We are working on new suicide risk clinical support tools. Upon release, new tools will be announced in our Clinician's Corner blog and posted here.

• Suicide Risk Provider Pocket Guide (2019)
  • A concise overview of guidelines and decision aids for primary and specialty care providers related to identification, evaluation, and management of patients at acute risk of suicide

Select Federal Agency Webpages on Suicide Prevention

• National Institute of Mental Health Science News about Suicide Prevention
• U.S. National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus

For more information, see the suicide risk page.