Suicide screening tool credited with saving lives in North Dakota "If you don't ask people about suicide, you can't help them," a public health official said. Written By: Patrick Springer | × FARGO — Law enforcement officers, paramedics and social services providers in the Fargo-Moorhead area are regularly asking people they encounter in a mental health crisis some questions to assess their suicide risk. Last year, professionals asked those questions of more than 1,200 people in the midst of a mental health crisis using a suicide risk assessment tool that professionals credit with helping to identify those at serious risk of harming themselves and to get them needed help.