12/06/2013 04:00 PM EST
This is essential
training for anyone working with juvenile offenders. “Youth who have
contact with the juvenile justice system are at higher risk for suicide
than youth in the general population. This presents a challenge for
state juvenile correctional administrators who are responsible for
implementing policies and procedures to ensure the safety of all youth
in custody … The webinar series describes the demographic and facility
characteristics of juvenile suicide and teaches the eight critical
components of a sound suicide prevention policy: Staff training; Intake
screening and ongoing assessment; Communication; Housing; Levels of
supervision; Intervention; Reporting; and Mortality review.” SOURCE:
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) Training Institute (Waltham,
MA); Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) (Braintree,
MA); National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, Inc. (NCIA)
(Mansfield, MA).
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“This task force was
established in June 2011 to focus attention on the needs of youth in the
juvenile justice system, particularly in the areas of suicide-related
awareness and education, suicide research, suicide prevention
programming and training, and collaboration between the juvenile justice
and mental health systems. Below, organized by workgroup, are the
resources developed to provide findings, recommendations, and practical
tools for juvenile justice and mental health administrators and staff.”
These workgroups and related publications are: 1: Public Awareness and
Education—“Need to Know: A Fact Sheet Series on Juvenile Suicide” (one
each for court judges and staff, juvenile detention and secure care
staff, and juvenile probation staff); 2: Suicide Research—“ Suicidal
Ideation and Behavior among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A
Review of the Literature”, and “Screening and Assessment for Suicide
Prevention: Tools and Procedures for Risk Identification and Risk
Reduction among Juvenile Justice Youth”; 3: Suicide Prevention
Programming and Training—“ Guide to Developing and Revising Suicide
Prevention Protocols for Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice
System”; and 4: Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Systems
Collaboration—“ Preventing Juvenile Suicide through Improved
Collaboration: Strategies for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
Agencies (Summary). The “Executive Summary: Preventing Suicide Working
With Youth Who Are Justice Involved” is also provided. SOURCE: National
Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Washington, DC).
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