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Public Health and Suicide Systems of Care<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Virginia Department of Health\u2019s (VDH) Suicide Systems Project (SSP) works to shape environments that connect, support, and deliver resources to make suicide as preventable as possible. This includes addressing health related outcomes before they occur (primary prevention) and c<\/span>an include a variety of strategies across a broad range of health topics. For example, vaccines are used to help reduce the spread and severity of disease before people get sick. This is a common example of primary prevention.<\/span><\/p>\n

In suicide prevention, one strategy often employed includes Community Helper Training (formerly gatekeeper training). Community Helper Training educates the public on things they can do to reduce the likelihood of suicide death. This may include recognizing potential signs that someone is having a difficult time, asking people directly about whether or not they want to die, and helping them get professional support through a private mental health provider or one of <\/span>Virginia\u2019s 40 Community Services Boards<\/span><\/a> (CSBs). <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to training, the SSP supports a number of organizations towards establishing a robust and connected network of resources for community members. This includes:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Campus Suicide\u00a0Prevention Center of Virginia (CSPCV)<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Our mission is to equip Virginia’s higher education communities to address suicide risk proactively and responsively. We support campuses by promoting well-being and providing training, consultation, opportunities for collaboration, and planning for suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention.<\/p>\n

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The Virginia Zero Suicide Hub<\/a><\/p>\n

The Virginia Zero Suicide Hub is a technical assistance hub providing services to all Virginia hospital and behavioral health systems on the implementation of the Zero Suicide Framework. The Zero Suicide Framework is a collection of evidence-based practices that, when adopted to fidelity, provide for the opportunity to improve suicide care within these systems. The goal of the hub is to ensure all community members have access to best practice suicide care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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