use of telehealth to improve suicide-related outcomes

Telehealth to improve outcomes, efficiency reveals UMMS suicide prevention study

A new study led by a UMass Medical School researcher looks at evaluating the use of telehealth to improve suicide-related outcomes. Telehealth to Improve Prevention of Suicide (TIPS) in emergency departments is a four-year National Institute of Mental Health effectiveness-implementation trial. TIPS focuses on interventions in rural or community hospitals.