Screening & Assessment
Tools, scales and clinical interviewing information to support the evaluation of risk and individual needs.
Screening Resources
- 8 Common Myths About Suicide (External Link)
- Article – Screening & Assessing Suicidal Risk in Medical Settings (External Link)
- ASQ Training Videos IHS (External Link)
- Columbia – Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Toolkit (External Link)
- Culturally Safer Approaches to Suicide Risk Screening (External Link)
- Language Matters – Suicide Prevention (PDF)
- NIMH Ask Suicide – Screening Questions (External Link)
Assessment Resources
- Article – The CASE Approach by Dr. Shea (External Link)
- CAMH Assessment and Management (External Link)
- Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) Training and Resource Hub (External Link)
- Interview Questions for Assessment of Suicidal Ideation and Plan from RNAO (PDF)
- MHCC Suicide Risk Assessment Toolkit (PDF)
- NIMH Adult Outpatient Brief Suicide Safety Assessment (External Link)
- SAFE-T 5 Step Evaluation Card (PDF)
- SPRC Clinical Practice Scripts for Suicide Risk Assessment (PDF)
- SPRC Suicide Risk Assessment Resource Guide (PDF)
- Suicide Risk Assessment Toolkit – Mental Health Commission of Canada (PDF)
- Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing (CASE Approach) (External Link)
General Resources
- Asking about suicide and self-harm from a GP (PDF)
- Queensland Health Suicide Prevention Practices Assessment and Intervention (PDF)
- SPRC Screening and Assessment Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Training Institute for Suicide Assessment (External Link)
Notice: This toolkit has been developed as an educational resource to support learning and clinical practice. Our goal with these resources is to support your thinking, encourage reflection, and foster thoughtful clinical decision-making. With this in mind, we’ve gathered materials from a range of perspectives and approaches that you can draw from, adapt, and apply to your own clinical context. Please be aware that some content may provide perspectives that differ from your organization’s policies and practices, and even from one another. We encourage you to use the resources thoughtfully and apply them in the context of your own practice, while still adhering to local requirements.