Global suicide rates have remained high despite available treatments. The stress of the COVID-19 pandemic also intensified suicide risk and a lack of access to services. Current suicide risk intervention services can have waitlists extending beyond a year. This has created an urgent need for scalable prevention and intervention strategies. This presentation focuses on addressing this challenge through two approaches. Firstly, we developed "Brief Skills for Safer Living" (Brief-SfSL), a 90-minute psychotherapy session targeting suicide risk by helping individuals understand their suicidal thoughts while incorporating psychoeducation and skills building to stay safe during suicidal crises. Results from a nationwide study of 77 individuals with suicide risk demonstrated strong feasibility and positive impacts on suicidal thoughts, the ability to stay safe during suicidal crises, and life functioning. Secondly, we conducted a national qualitative study in Canadian communities to explore the support needs of caregivers. The goal was to inform the development of the "Friends/Family of Individuals with Risk of Suicide Training (FIRST)" program, tailored to caregivers' unique needs and collaboratively designed with individuals with lived experience. Interim results revealed a significant lack of resources and feelings of burnout, exhaustion, and fear compounded by barriers to seeking support (e.g., financial constraints and systemic issues). The suggested FIRST Program topics included day-to-day support strategies, creating a support network, and effective healthcare advocacy. This presentation discusses the findings of these studies and invites the audience to consider the experiences of clinicians and caregivers in providing support for individuals at risk of suicide.