International guidelines

United Kingdom

Bipolar disorder: assessment and management

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2023

Mental health in emergency departments: a toolkit for improving care

Published by:Royal College of Emergency Medicine

Last published:2022

Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2022

Self-harm, suicide and risk: helping people who self-harm

Published by:Royal College of Psychiatrists

Last published:2020

Preventing suicide in community and custodial settings

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2018

North America

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for assessment and management of patients at risk for suicide

Published by:Department of Veterans Affairs; Department of Defense

Last published:2019

Clinical practice guideline: suicide risk assessment

Published by:Emergency Nurses Association

Last published:2017

Guidelines for identification, assessment and treatment planning for suicidality

Published by:Risk Management Foundation, Harvard Medical Institutions

Last published:2002 (reviewed 2014)

Oceania

Guidelines for integrated suicide-related crisis and follow-up care in emergency departments and other acute settings

Published by:Black Dog Institute, Australia

Last published:2017

Preventing suicide: guidance for emergency departments

Published by:New Zealand Ministry of Health

Last published:2016

Rest of the world

WHO mhGAP intervention guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings

Published by:WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP)

Last published:2019

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