105 Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 6. Follow up with patients (who attempted suicide) discharged from emergency departments in northwest Saskatchewan to encourage treatment, where needed. 7. Conduct risk-based file audits of patients at risk of suicide in northwest Saskatchewan. 8. Periodically inspect the safety of SHA facilities in northwest Saskatchewan providing services to patients at risk of suicide.” (Provincial Auditor, 2019). -Continue to promote the University of Regina’s Internet delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Future Actions -Ensure suicide protocols already implemented in SHA mental health and addictions services continue to be audited and submitted on schedule. -Support the SHA in expanding suicide prevention protocols to other parts of the health care system including primary care, emergency departments, and long-term care sites. -Support the SHA to implement evidence-based approaches within population specific programming, initiatives and policies to allow for localized action (e.g. First Nations, youth, and members of the agricultural community). PillarTwo:Training Year 1 Actions -Continue to expand Mental Health First Aid training across the province and among other human service sectors and ministries. -Promote the use of MHCC toolkits designed to support people who have been impacted by suicide loss or a suicide attempt. -Support specialized skill development opportunities for mental health clinicians. -Support the expansion of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. -Support the Saskatchewan Health Authority in their efforts to host a range of cultural responsiveness training to ensure the health system is more accommodating to First Nations and Métis patients and their families. Future Actions -Promote the College of Family Physicians of Canada’s accredited learning module Suicide: Facing the DifficultTopic Together – Empowering Physicians, Instilling Hope in Patients (2019) to Saskatchewan family physicians to better support them in being able to recognize and treat suicide risk. This training course was produced through a partnership between the MHCC and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. -Promote the Suicide: Facing the Difficult Topic Together – Empowering Nurses, Instilling Hope in Patients learning module, accredited through the Canadian Nurses Association, to nurses working in Saskatchewan. This training will assist nurses to recognize and treat suicide risk, and was produced through a partnership between MHCC and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. -Embed suicide prevention as part of evidence-based practice across professions and the various scopes of practice for front line staff. PillarThree:Awareness Year 1 Actions -Launch a public awareness campaign targeted to youth (particularly in the North). -Build awareness of the suicide prevention work currently underway through the three Roots of Hope initiatives in Saskatchewan. -Continue to support the Mental Health Capacity Building initiative in five schools in the province. -Support the University of Saskatchewan along with the Ministry of Advanced Education to build a post-secondary suicide prevention framework that can be replicated in other Saskatchewan post-secondary institutions. Future Actions -Deliver regular public awareness campaigns that link from year-to-year, focused on different target audiences. -Support training on the Mindset Guidelines for Reporting on Suicide for Saskatchewan based media outlets and communication professionals in the health system. Pillar Four: Means Restriction and Means Safety Year 1 Actions Improve infrastructure within hospitals, particularly inpatient mental health centres to reduce the risk of suicide. Disseminate lessons learned and promising practices in means restriction and means safety by Saskatchewan communities participating in the Roots of Hope initiative. (continued) Pillars for Life:The Saskatchewan Suicide Prevention Plan (continued)
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