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title: Selecting the Right Level of Care for Patients at Risk of Suicide
description: Selecting the Right Level of Care for Patients at Risk of Suicide   Behavioral Health Insights By Micah Hoffman, MD, DABPN, FAPA, QME, CIME, CHCQM AllMed Behavioral Health Medical Director   About 49,500 people died by suicide in the United States last year, more than in any previous year on record.1 While growing…
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# [Selecting the Right Level of Care for Patients at Risk of Suicide](https://allmedmd.com/blog/thought-leadership/patients-at-risk-of-suicide)

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## **Selecting the Right Level of Care ****for Patients at Risk of Suicide**

 

### Behavioral Health Insights By Micah Hoffman, MD, DABPN, FAPA, QME, CIME, CHCQM AllMed Behavioral Health Medical Director

 

About 49,500 people died by suicide in the United States last year, more than in any previous year on record.[1](https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/US-Suicide-Deaths-2022.html) While growing awareness and prevention efforts such as the new national 988 crisis line offer reasons for hope, there is much to do to reverse the trend. As discussed in our previous article, expanding the availability of meaningful, timely risk assessments is essential to reduce suicide deaths. Equally important is ensuring that at-risk patients are referred to the appropriate level of care to meet their specific needs. This article explores the complexities that factor into care-level decisions…

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