Title: | Suicide assessment and prevention for older adults: Life saving tools for health care providers |
Author: | Heisel, M.J., Ronse, M., & Shandel, T. , Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health & Public Health Agency of Canada. |
Item Type: | DVD |
Notes: |
A dramatized case study, complemented by interviews with professionals and survivors, provides information about how to: initiate life-saving conversations about depression and suicide risk; use key questions to assess for suicide risk and resiliency factors; detect symptoms of depression; identify suicide warning signs; manage immediate and ongoing risk for suicide; provide hope. Includes a pamphlet: “Suicide: Assessment & Prevention for Older Adults”; “National Guidelines for Seniors’ Mental Health: The Assessment of Suicide Risk and Prevention of Suicide” booklet and a “Facilitator’s Guide”. |
Runtime: | 54 min. |
Series: | |
Year: | 2008 |