Digital tools such as mobile apps are being increasingly integrated into care in the field of suicide prevention. The Hope App, a suicide safety-planning mHealth application, developed at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), is an example of one such digital tool. Safety-planning is a clinically supported intervention for suicide management and care. An international collaboration between CAMH, the University of Oxford and the NHS Foundation Trust sought to evaluate, iterate, and implement the Hope App in a multinational context through multiple research studies. This presentation will synthesize findings from three studies- 1) a rapid review on the collection and use of digital data in the field of suicide prevention, 2) an app review identifying and evaluating characteristics and features of suicide prevention apps available in Canada and the United Kingdom and 3) a rapid review on the help-seeking needs of individuals in contact with mental health services. Our goal is to synthesize evidence across these studies into a cohesive framework that guides the effective implementation and optimization of mobile applications for suicide prevention and care in diverse healthcare settings. We will present recommendations for developing and implementing digital tools in this field, including 1) key considerations for the digital data collection and use, and 2) ways to bridge the gaps between help-seeking needs related to suicide and the features and functionalities of existing suicide prevention mobile apps