Therapeutic risk management of the suicidal patient: safety planning

Bridget B Matarazzo¹, Beeta Y Homaifar, Hal S Wortzel

• ¹Dr. Matarazzo is Co-Director of the VISN 19 MIRECC Suicide Consultation Service and a Clinical Research Psychologist, VISN 19 MIRECC, Denver VA, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado. Dr. Homaifar is the Training Director for the Post-Doctoral Fellowship and Co-director of the VA Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program, VISN 19 MIRECC, Denver VA, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado. Dr. Wortzel is the Michael K. Cooper Professor of Neurocognitive Disease, Director of Neuropsychiatry, an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Neurology and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Faculty for the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of Colorado. He is Director of Neuropsychiatric Services for the VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the Denver VA. Address inquires to: hal.wortzel@ucdenver.edu.