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In this 16-minute video, Dr. Alejandra Arango discusses straightforward recommendations for the assessment and management of suicidal and/or non-suicidal self-injurious (NSSI) behaviors among youth.

Alejandra Arango, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, Sep. 24, from 7–8:30 p.m. ET, join the U-M Department of Psychiatry for a webinar centered on suicide risk and prevention for pregnant and postpartum people. Dr. Maria Muzik, MC3’s Perinatal Medical Director, will be featured on the panel of this free event.

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Since September 2022, Michigan Medicine has collaborated with Children’s Hospital Association, Cardinal Health Foundation, and the Zero Suicide Institute (ZSI) at the Education Development Center (EDC) to generate a system-wide transformation to better care for children and women at risk of suicide. 

Nasuh Malas, M.D., M.P.H.

Under the leadership of Dr. Nasuh Malas, Clinical Associate Professor in the U-M Department of Psychiatry & Department of Pediatrics, this initiative is focused on preventing suicide by implementing the Zero Suicide framework.


We’ve gathered several notable resources to help empower providers during Suicide Prevention Month:

MC3 Pediatric Resource Library: Suicide & Risk of Harm toolkit

Geared toward pediatricians, this toolkit includes handouts for families, screening tools, treatment guidelines, and recommended websites for treating suicide and self-harm.


Parents to Parents: After Your Child’s Suicide Attempt

This video from the Zero Suicide Institute and Parents to Parents contains interviews from parents and experts offering information and insight on how to respond to a child’s suicide attempt.


MC3 Perinatal Provider Toolkit

MC3’s Perinatal Provider Toolkit offers screening tools and critical guidance for treating suicidality, depression, and other mental health challenges during the perinatal period.


Maternal Suicide and Risk Assessment Toolkit

Providers treating perinatal women can learn about common risk factors for suicide and best practices for approaching treatment in this toolkit created by NC MATTERS.


Pediatric Meltdown podcast: Talking About Suicide With Our Patients: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

In this podcast episode, Lia Gaggino, M.D., FAAP, is joined by Anne Moss Rogers to discuss what providers need to know to be prepared when treating suicidal patients.


Pediatric Meltdown podcast: Physician Burnout and Suicide: Wounded Healers

In this podcast episode, Dr. Lia Gaggino speaks with Dr. Zakia Alavi, M.D., from MSU about the barriers health care providers face when struggling with mental health, how to recognize warning signs of burnout, and when to ask for help.


Suicide Prevention How-To Guide for Primary Care Physicians

The American Medical Association developed this in-depth guide for how physicians can navigate treatment of at-risk patients. Through the application of these evidence-based, actionable steps, primary care physicians will be better equipped to recognize and prevent suicidal and self-harm behaviors among patients of all ages.