Vermont Department Of Health Recommends State Implement Zero Suicide Framework Across All Types Of Health Care Settings

The Vermont Department of Health (DOH) recommended that the state increase its implementation of the Zero Suicide framework across all types of health care settings. To this end, the DOH also recommended that the state improve supports for people with higher-than-average risk factors for suicide.

These recommendations are based on the DOH’s recent review of data related to the 246 Vermont residents who died by suicide in 2020 and 2021. Within this group, 45% had experienced a crisis within two weeks of their death. About 22% had been involved in a court case in . . .