Project Grant H79SM083424

HOPE NETWORK ZERO SUICIDE INITIATIVE - THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE HOPE NETWORK ZERO SUICIDE INITIATIVE IS TO IMPLEMENT THE ZERO SUICIDE MODEL THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TO RAISE AWARENESS AND IMPROVE CARE AND OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 25 AND OLDER WHO ARE AT RISK FOR SUICIDE. HOPE NETWORK WILL IMPLEMENT THIS INITIATIVE THROUGHOUT THE STATE. HOPE NETWORK WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 INDIVIDUALS AGE 25 AND OLDER ANNUALLY WITH ZERO SUICIDE. THE FOCUS POPULATION IS INDIVIDUALS AGE 25 AND OLDER WHO ARE AT RISK OF SUICIDE, HOWEVER PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE FOLLOWING VULNERABLE SUBGROUPS: VETERANS, HOMELESS, UNEMPLOYED, REENTRY CITIZENS COMING OUT OF PRISON, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THESE SUBGROUPS HAVE HIGHER RATES OF SUICIDE THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION. ZERO SUICIDE WILL ENHANCE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, FOCUSING ON SUICIDE REDUCTION, THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INCREASE CONSISTENT, UNIFORM SCREENING AND REFERRAL; AND IMPROVE HEALTH SYSTEMS ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. THE PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1) TO TRAIN 5,596 PROFESSIONALS IN THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY CARE, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND RELATED WORKFORCE IN THE ZERO SUICIDE MODEL AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED PRACTICES/ACTIVITIES BY THE END OF YEAR FIVE. 2) TO SUPPORT 281 PROGRAMS/ORGANIZATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING ZERO SUICIDE PREVENTION PRACTICES AND ACTIVITIES AS PART OF GENERAL OPERATIONS BY THE END OF YEAR FIVE. 3) TO SCREEN AT LEAST 30,000 INDIVIDUALS AGE 25 AND OLDER FOR SUICIDE RISK AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS EACH YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS. 4) TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO AT LEAST 10,300 INDIVIDUALS AGE 25 AND OLDER AS A MEASURABLE RESULT OF THE ZERO SUICIDE INITIATIVE EACH YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS. 5) TO ENSURE THAT TWO MEMBERS ON THE ZERO SUICIDE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM ARE CONSUMERS. 6) TO REFER AT LEAST 4,000 INDIVIDUALS AGE 25 AND OLDER FALLING UNDER THE IDENTIFIED SUB-POPULATIONS OF VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, UNEMPLOYED, REENTRANTS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH TBI FOR MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED SERVICES EACH YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS AS A MEASURABLE RESULT OF ZERO SUICIDE INITIATIVE INTERVENTIONS. 7) TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SUICIDE DEATHS OF INDIVIDUALS AGE 25 AND OLDER SERVED IN HOPE NETWORK BY 50% OVER BASELINE BY THE END OF YEAR ONE, AND AN ADDITIONAL 75% OVER THE YEAR BEFORE EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR TO THE END OF YEAR FIVE. 8) TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS (UNSUCCESSFUL) BY INDIVIDUALS AGE 25 AND OLDER SERVED IN HOPE NETWORK BY 50% OVER BASELINE BY THE END OF YEAR ONE, AND AN ADDITIONAL 75% OVER THE YEAR BEFORE FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR TO THE END OF YEAR FIVE. 9) 100% OF INDIVIDUALS IN CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL SERVICE LINES WHO SCREEN POSITIVE FOR SUICIDE RISK WILL BE PLACED ON A SUICIDE CARE MANAGEMENT PLAN.