Understanding and implementing the C-SSRS

The C-SSRS is a questionnaire used for suicide assessment developed by Kelly Posner, PhD, David Brent, MD, Chris Lucas, MD, Madelyn Gould, PhD, MPH, Barbara Stanley, PhD, Greg brown, PhD, Prudence Fisher, PhD, Jaime Zelazny, NR, MPH, Ainsley Burke, PhD, Maria Oquendo, MD, and J. John Mann, MD.

Copies of the CSSRS can be found at cssrs.columbia.edu/scales_cssrs.html. Information regarding intended setting and population should be sent to: Dr. Kelly Posner (posnerk@nyspi.columbia.edu)

If you’re involved in clinical trials for a pharmaceutical, or a research firm under contract to one, please click here.

Non-Profit Clinical Practice, more.

Military: Click here for article on CSSRS National Guard training

Military Version of C-SSRS

Primary Care:JCAHO Suicide Screening in a General Hospital Setting: Initial Results.

C-SSRS Screening 2012

C-SSRS Screening 2012 with Triage Points

Education, more

For Training, click here.


The scale has been successfully implemented across many settings, including schools, college campuses, military, fire departments, the justice system, primary care and scientific research. For a list of settings in which the C-SSRS is currently being used, more. To learn more about the relationship between the C-CASA and the C-SSRS, please click here.		Age: Children, Adolescents, Adults and Older adults Typical administration time: A few minutes Content: Assesses occurrences, types, and severity of suicidal ideation and behavior Qualification level: Health practitioner with C-SSRS training

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
About the C-SSRS History/Development Psychometric Properties Clinical Trials Clinical Practice Where the C-SSRS is Used The C-CASA and the C-SSRS Translations	Media/Press C-SSRS in the News	Links AFSP NIMH CDC Suicide Hotline	Contact C-SSRS General Information