Importance Suicide is a leading cause of deaths in the United States. Although the
emergency department (ED) is an opportune setting for initiating suicide prevention efforts,
ED-initiated suicide prevention interventions remain underdeveloped. Objective To
determine whether an ED-initiated intervention reduces subsequent suicidal behavior.
Design, Setting, and Participants This multicenter study of 8 EDs in the United States
enrolled adults with a recent suicide attempt or ideation and was composed of 3 sequential …