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CAN/HSO 5064:2020 Suicide Prevention – Public Review

By Editor on 9/28/2020

CAN/HSO 5064:2020 Suicide Prevention – Public Review

The public review for the revision of HSO’s Suicide Prevention standard is taking place between September 25th and November 24th, 2020.

Public reviews are an opportunity for anyone to review and comment on draft standards before they are published. HSO incorporates applicable feedback from public reviews into the final versions of standards.

The updated CAN/HSO 5064:2020 (E) Suicide Prevention standard will specify the responsibilities of system provider health and social services organizations ("system partners") as well as their associated interdisciplinary teams ("people-centred teams" or "PCTs") in preventing suicide among clients in their care settings and community, with a specific focus on the holistic needs of clients and families across their journey to recovery.

Important note: The version of this standard currently out for public review will eventually be incorporated into Accreditation Canada's assessment programs. If you are part of an assessment program, such as Qmentum, your accreditation body will provide you with an update, and copy of the standard, prior to the standard being incorporated into your program and used for surveys or assessment purposes.

REVIEW THE STANDARD AND PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK

About the Standard

CAN/HSO 5064:2020 (E) Suicide Prevention standard provides evidence-informed guidance for system partners and PCTs working under a defined health system to enable cross-collaboration and integration of suicide prevention programs and services across a health system and throughout the continuum of care. The revised standard aims to:

Expand the scope of the original Suicide Prevention ROP, beyond comprehensive screening and assessment to include the co-design and cross-collaborative delivery of system-wide, integrated suicide prevention programs and services.
Address the need for more integrated suicide prevention efforts across a given health system, and among the system partners and PCTs that deliver these services throughout the continuum of care.
Specify the responsibilities of system partners and PCTs to ensure timely and coordinated delivery of safe and quality suicide prevention programs and services.
Outline what clients and families can expect from system partners and PCTs when seeking suicide prevention care and services.
Outline how to deliver suicide prevention programs and services, through virtual means, providing system partners and PCTs with guidance.

The revised standard contains several updated criteria, including those related to the health system and its role in convening a suicide prevention network; how system partners can collaboratively co-design and deliver services across the suicide prevention network; and how PCTs work together to enable the timely delivery of these services (including comprehensive screening, assessment and care planning) at any point in the client’s care journey and in any setting of care.

Tell us what you think

We are asking those who have an interest in this standard, such as people who have experience with related services, service providers or others that have expertise in this area, for their views on the proposed standard.

If you know others who may be interested in providing input on the standard, we invite you to forward this email to them.

Thank you for your consideration,
Health Standards Organization (HSO)

About HSO

Health Standards Organization (HSO) develops standards, assessment programs and methodologies to enable health and social service providers around the world to improve quality while doing what they do best; saving and improving lives. Learn more: https://healthstandards.org