Suicide Prevention App Unveiled By SAMHSA

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA) unveiled a new app called Suicide Safe to help with suicide prevention. The app was unveiled at a briefing to discuss progress made by SAMHSA in dealing with suicide prevention on March 11. The free mobile app helps behavioral and health care providers assist patients with suicidal ideation or behaviors and is based on SAMHSA's Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) card.

This was reported by SAMHSA on March 9, 2015.

Contact Information: Pamela S. Hyde, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry . . .