Robust Suicide/Reinjury Risk Models to Assess Healthcare Systems

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Recent research suggests that the most effective treatment of suicidal states occurs in the context of multi- level prevention initiatives within healthcare delivery systems. Such findings underscore the importance to create services that can address suicide and reinjury risks. While offering key services have been associated with reduced suicide rates, it is important to understand how services contribute to prevent self-harming persons from subsequent reinjury. For instance, the 2012 National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Research Task Force Stakeholder Survey ranked studies of suicide and suicide reinjury among its three highest priorities for research. Presently, up to 25% of all suicide completers and up to70% of all nonfatal reinjuring patients are treated in a healthcare environment for a known nonfatal act of self-harm within 12 months of subsequent reinjury. Despite the availability of multi-state, population-based, patient-level, and system-level d