Please indicate how many (up to 50 ) of each you would like to receive:
The VA ACE Card
The acronym ACE (Ask, Care, Escort) summarizes the steps needed to take an active and valuable role in suicide prevention. The VA ACE card is wallet sized making it easy to always have with you and handout to others.
VA ACE cards:
The VA ACE Card Brochure
The VA ACE (Ask, Care, Escort) brochure summarizes the steps needed to take an active and valuable role in suicide prevention. The ACE brochure is good to handout with the ACE card to help make people feel more comfortable using the card.
ACE brochures:
The Self-Directed Violence Classification System (SDVCS) Nomenclature Clipboard We are no longer providing the SDVCS Clipboard. The laminate is still available and can be ordered below.
The Self-Directed Violence Classification System (SDVCS) Nomenclature Laminated Tools
The Self-Directed Violence Classification System (SDVCS) Nomenclature laminated sheet contains both the decision tree and the clinical tool grid. On the front is the SDVCS decision-tree to help lead the clinician to the correct self-directed violence term. On the back are the definitions. On a seperate laminated sheet is a handy grid of SDV terms. Being laminated you will never after worry about spilling coffee on this hugely popular tool!
SDVCS Nomenclature Laminated Tools (with decision tree and definitions):
(4 Mayo 2017) Fuera de stock - Cómo hablar con su hijo sobre un intento de suicidio en su familia:Folleto & DVD
Este es un nuevo folleto a todo color de 24 páginas destinado a proporcionar a los padres / adultos con el apoyo , y también comparten otros recursos que pueden ser útiles para el padre que recupera su familia. La guía no pretende sustituir el consejo profesional de salud mental . De hecho , puede ser mejor usar esto junto con la ayuda profesional si usted o su hijo tiene dificultades con la forma de hablar sobre este tema difícil.
Hablando con la Guía para la Infancia (24 páginas & DVD, a todo color) - Spanish:
How to Talk to a Child about a Suicide Attempt in Your Family Booklet & DVD- English
This is an all new 24 page full color booklet intended to provide parents/adults with support, and also share other resources that may be helpful for the parent as their family recovers. The guide is not intended to replace professional mental health advice. In fact, it may be best to use this along with professional support if you or your child is struggling with how to talk about this difficult subject.
Talking to Children Guide (24 pages & DVD, full color) - English:
The guides, English and Spanish, for each specific age group can be downloaded for printing on our Educational Products page .
Lastly, there is a new Talking to Kids about a Suicide Attempt in your Family website to accompany the new booklet.
Temporarily OUT OF STOCK!! Gun Cable Lock
Thanks everyone for your interest in these gun locks. We have distributed 40,000 gun locks just this year.
We have ordered more gun locks and we anticipate they will arrive sometime in October 2017. Please go ahead and add them to your order and we will fulfill the part of your order that we can and then send the gun locks when they arrive. Thanks for your understanding.
This is a steel cable gunlock. When in proper use in an unloaded pistol, revolver, shotgun or rifle, the lock prevents the firearm's action from closing. The device meets the requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials and the California Department of Justice. Each cable gun lock comes with an instructional brochure .
REACH VET Resource Cards
The REACH VET Resource Card features on one side Coping and Symptom Management Apps and on the other various ways to connect with the VA. They are a quick and handy resource for Veterans and easily fit in with caring cards.
Printing Discontinued!! VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG): Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide - Pocket Guide
The guideline describes the critical decision points in the management of Suicidal Risk Behavior (SRB) for suicidal self-directed violent behavior and provides clear and comprehensive evidence-based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management of patients with SRB.
The VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG): Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide can be downloaded for personal printing .
Temporarily OUT OF STOCK!! Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) - Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
The guideline describes the critical decision points in the management of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management of patients with MDD.
The Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) - Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) can be downloaded for free here . We have been told that these guidelines will not be printed again.
Safety Plan Quick Guide for Clinicians
Pocket guide to developing a safety plan, a prioritized written list of coping strategies and sources of support. Safety Plan Quick Guide for Clinicians (created by VHA):
Suicide Risk Assessment Guide
Pocket guide that identifies 4 steps in assessing suicide risk among Veterans. Suicide Risk Assessment Guide (created by VHA):
Crisis Line Wallet Cards
Crisis Line wallet cards:
DVD: Substance Use and Traumatic Brain Injury Risk Reduction and Prevention
This seven-minute program provides information regarding the impact of using drugs and alcohol after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The video guides the viewer through a discussion about how the brain works before and after a brain injury, and then demonstrates how drugs and alcohol can affect persons with a history of TBI using brain animations and short vignettes. This tool was designed to facilitate providers in engaging clients in a dialogue about substance use post-injury and was made possible by funding from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.DVD of the video Substance Use and Traumatic Brain Injury Risk Reduction and Prevention:
DVD of the TIP 50: Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment Training
Provides guidelines to help substance abuse treatment counselors work with suicidal adult clients. Covers risk factors and warning signs for suicide, core counselor competencies, clinical vignettes, and information for administrators and clinical supervisors. DVD of the TIP 50: Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment Training (created by the VISN 2 Center for Excellence on Suicide Prevention ):
Sesame Street's: Talk, Listen, Connect DVD in English and Spanish (created by Sesame Street Workshop and the Department of Defense Centers of Excellence)
The Talk, Listen, Connect Toolkit offers you strategies and resources (in both English and Spnish!) to help your children through difficult periods of transition and separation that can come with military service. And don't forget to check out their website Sesame Street for Military Families: Transitions !
Sesame Street's: Talk, Listen, Connect DVD in English and Spanish (created by Sesame Street Workshop and the Department of Defense Centers of Excellence):
Sesame Street's: Talk, Listen, Connect: When Families Grieve - Military Edition DVD in English and Spanish (created by Sesame Street Workshop and the Department of Defense Centers of Excellence)
The Talk, Listen, Connect Toolkit: When Families Grieve Military Edition is part of the Sesame Street series for military families. This DVD "is designed to help your family cope with the complex emotions, honor the life of a loved one, and find strength in one another." Learn more at the Sesame Street website .
Sesame Street's: Talk, Listen, Connect: When Families Grieve - Military Edition DVD in English and Spanish (created by Sesame Street Workshop and the Department of Defense Centers of Excellence):
Sesame Street's: When Families Grieve DVD in English and Spanish (created by Sesame Street Workshop)
The When Families Grieve DVD is produced for the large number of children who have had a parent die. Learn more at the Sesame Street website .
Sesame Street's: When Families Grieve DVD in English and Spanish (created by Sesame Street Workshop):
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Firearm Safety
