SAMHSA Announces Suicide Prevention Application Development Challenge
Circle Connections: Tech Updates The "Continuity of Care and Follow-Up App Challenge" challenges individuals and organizations with the development of an application (app) for a mobile handheld device. The app will provide linkages to continuity of care and follow-up care for a person at risk for suicide who was discharged from an inpatient unit or emergency department. Proposed activities can include, but are not limited to, the following: live chatting via the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website; safety planning; SMS (short message service) functionality; scheduling functionality and appointment reminders; mapping/transportation functionality that shows locations of health care . . .