IHS Zero Suicide Initiative

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Zero Suicide Initiative (ZSI) program provides funding to eight projects that focus on developing a system-wide approach to improving care for individuals at risk of suicide who are currently using health and behavioral health services.

The Zero Suicide Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  model is a comprehensive approach to suicide care which aims to reduce the risk of suicide for all individuals seen in health care systems. Zero Suicide represents a commitment to patient safety – the most fundamental responsibility of health care – and to the safety and support of clinical staff who treat and support suicidal patients.

Zero Suicide was a key concept of the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, which called for suicide prevention to be a core component of health care services and for the implementation of effective clinical and professional practices for assessing and treating those at risk for suicide. The concept also figures into the new 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention [PDF - 13 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

Zero Suicide is a priority of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov . The Action Alliance is the public-private partnership advancing the NSSP by championing suicide prevention as a national priority.