چکیده (انگلیسی):

One explanation for the continued high rates of suicide in the United States may be insufficientcoordination between organizations involved in prevention. Therefore, the factors that promoteinterorganizational collaboration should be identified and fostered. Surveys were administered to 37organizations involved in suicide prevention in one Colorado community to: (1) assess the nature ofcollaboration and (2) identify relationship strength indicators associated with different types of collaboration. Results were examined using social network and regression analyses. Organizations reportedmore sharing information and resources and sending and receiving referrals than developing serviceinfrastructure and coordinating training and screening activities. Some types of organizations were moreconnected than others, and the influence of relationship strength indicators was mostly consistent acrossdifferent types of collaboration. This study offers new insight into the structural and relational aspects ofinterorganizational collaboration in suicide prevention and may serve as a model to better understandnetworks within other community health settings.