Zero Suicide implementation during a behavioral health crisis

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* 1. True or False: The growth in primary care suicide screening has tripled in the last five (5) years.

True

False

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* 2. True or False: Over 70% of patients who die of suicide present within the healthcare setting a year before their death.

True

False

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* 3. A good age to begin suicide screenings in a primary care practice is:

18

21

12

65

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* 4. Which of the following is the best first step in initiating a Zero suicide program in your practice?

Develop a suicide prevention team

Hire an outside consultant

Send administration staff to outside training

Refer all patients to counseling

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* 5. True or False: Best practice for suicide prevention requires utilizing correct billing codes for successful assessment process.

True

False

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* 6. Invest in a _______________ to staff to assist with suicide screening programs within primary care practices.

Behavioral Health Specialist

Nurse

Psychiatrist

X-ray Technician