Reducing Suicide Risk Through Primary Care
How the Collaborative Care Model Can Help Save Lives
The suicide rate in the US was at a more than 80-year high in 2022 with a leveling at this higher rate in the past three years. And a large majority of patients who die by suicide have visited a primary care provider in the prior year, with almost half having done so in the prior month. Clearly, primary care providers have access to people at risk for suicide and have an opportunity to play a role in suicide prevention – but they must be properly supported to identify and address suicide risk.
A new report highlights recently-released studies showing the use of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) or key elements of it in primary care effectively reduced suicidal thoughts and attempts.
Reducing Suicide Risk through Primary Care Webinar
Watch the Reducing Suicide Risk through Primary Care Webinar from May 8, 2025 explaining the Collaborative Care Model, compelling data that supports the impact of this evidence-based intervention to reduce both suicide risk and total healthcare costs.
Featured Panelists
Kevin Roy
Chief Public Policy Officer, Shatterproof
Henry Harbin, MD
Advisor, The Bowman Family Foundation
Matthew Press, MD, MSc
Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-R
Co-founder and Special Advisor, Advocacy and Research, Concert Health
Jill Harkavy-Friedman, Ph.D.
SVP of Research American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
