Suicide Risk Screening Toolkit to Identify Youth at Risk
Suicide is a major public health concern in the United States, and early detection is a critical prevention strategy. In 2015, more than 5,900 youths between the ages 10 and 24 died by suicide. Researchers in the National Institute of Mental Health have developed a free resource—the “Ask Suicide-Screening Questions Toolkit.†It features a set of screening questions that can help nurses or physicians in medical settings successfully identify youth at risk for suicide. The toolkit also features educational materials from emergency departments, inpatient medical/surgical unit, and outpatient primary care and specialty clinics.
Source: CDC.gov