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National Suicide Prevention Award Given for Lifesaving Work in Emergency Departments

To recognize leaders in suicide prevention, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) will honor the developers of Emergency Psychiatric Intervention (EPI), a new toolkit of best practices for patients with psychiatric emergencies.

Michael Rosanoff

I Care Too: Preventing Suicide with the Help of Emergency Physicians

Emergency departments present a setting, and an opportunity, to save lives, and are one of the critical areas of AFSP’s Project 2025.