Zero Suicide at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Suicide is more than just a mental health problem, it’s a social justice and public health issue, according to Meredith Chapman, MD, the medical director of the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

At a presentation at the recent annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dr. Chapman described the implementation and expansion of Zero Suicide at Nationwide Children’s. Zero Suicide is a comprehensive, system-wide approach for health care organizations — including a specific set of tools and strategies — to suicide prevention and intervention.

Read more about the program here: Zero Suicide: A Comprehensive Framework for Pediatric Hospitals.

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