Suicide Prevention and the Collaborative Care Model

August 23, 2018
Speaker(s):
Anna Ratzliff, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Washington
Depression Therapy Research Endowed Professorship
Director, AIMS Center
Director, University of Washington Integrated Care Training Program
Andrea Horvath Marques, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Chief, Mental Health Disparities Research
Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health, NIMH
Overview: This presentation provided an overview of available opportunities to address suicide prevention while delivering mental health services in primary care settings using the psychiatric collaborative care model (CoCM). The speakers introduced the core features of CoCM, with a focus on data for reductions in suicidal ideation seen with collaborative care. The presentation concluded with potential opportunities to utilize CoCM to prevent suicide.