Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention: Safety and Mitigation Within Healthcare Settings is Manitoba’s provincial clinical policy guiding how all Health Authorities work together to provide safer, timely, and evidence‑informed suicide‑prevention and intervention practices. This policy outlines expectations that meet Accreditation Canada standards for suicide risk screening, assessment, collaborative safety planning, environmental safety, and staff training across every care setting – from acute care to community programs.
This resource page includes additional support tools and guidance to help programs engage in person‑centered suicide prevention and care practices to support all Manitobans.
- Provincial Clinical Policy (PCP) – Suicide Prevention: Safety and Mitigation Within Healthcare Settings
- Presentation on the new PCP – Suicide Prevention: Safety and Mitigation within Healthcare Settings
- PCP Suicide Prevention Rollout FAQ
- Suicide Prevention and Mitigation Training Resources for Healthcare
- Sample Care Pathway Template
Resources
A focused set of resources, including links to appendixes and materials embedded within the policy, to support everyday practice and help orient staff to key processes.
Practice Supports
- Chart of Prevalent Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide
- Crisis and Suicide Prevention Assistance Resource List
- Building Blocks of a Comprehensive Suicide Risk Assessment Interview
- Suicidal Inquiry Sample Clinical Questions – Resource Sheet for Providers
- Safety Planning – Individualized Safety Plans (guidance and tools)
- Supplemental Reading and Resources: Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Educational Resource List
Administrative Supports
- Suicide Prevention Sample File Audit Tool
- Sample Checklist – Assessment of Environmental Risks for Suicide
- Recommendations of Environmental Safety Precautions for Suicide Prevention
- HSC Recommended Practice Resource – Use of the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) Tool in Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Centres
- Sample Form: Tool for the Documentation of a Suicide Risk Assessment
Staff Posters
The following posters are approved for use in increasing staff awareness, education and support: