Suicide Risk Assessment

At the end of this simulation participants will be able to:

1. Introduce and explain the suicide risk assessment tool while maintaining support and emotional safety.

2. Navigate barriers to completing the suicide risk assessment tool.

3. Accurately identify level of risk through an evidence based suicide risk assessment.

4. Develop a safety plan and initiate appropriate interventions based on identified level of suicide risk.

1. Case Content

Download the appropriate case booklet for your site's protocol and review prior to the session.

Includes the case progression, educational content,

and many other resources to help you facilitate the simulation.

BSSA BOOKLET

SAFE-T BOOKLET

2. Video

The video includes frame of an animated patient next to a monitor with vital signs that change based on the patient's clinical condition. There is also a prerecorded, narrated prebrief, dispatch, and debrief that you can use to help faciliatate the simulation.

Use the video's clickable hotspots to navigate to different parts of the video and find content faster. You can also download the video and use if offline, starting and stopping it as indicated.

Lauch Interactive Video

3. Surveys

Please complete the facilitator and participant surveys at the end of the session to help us improve SimBox.

Facilitator Survey

Participant Survey

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements: Illinois Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics

BSSA Suicide Screening Booklet

Posted: June 2026

Project Developers: Becca Mielke RN, Mallory Hilliard LCSW, Lauren Simpson RN, Allie Brenner

Reviewers: Jennifer Hoffmann MD, MS, Ashley Foster MD, Erin Montgomery RN, Marc Auerbach MD, Maybelle Kou MD

SimBox Case: Suicide Assessment- Providers © May 2026 by Becca Mielke RN, Mallory Hilliard LCSW, Lauren Simpson RN, Allie Brenner is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

SAFE-T Suicide Screening Booklet