Retrospective Evaluation of the Implementation of Universal Suicide Risk Screening for Youth in the Perioperative and Procedural Areas of a Health System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide is a leading cause of death among US youth. Universal suicide risk screening can identify youth with unmet mental health needs, enabling interventions and linkage to services, yet screening is not widely implemented in perioperative and procedural settings.

Aims

We retrospectively assessed implementation of universal suicide risk screening for youth in perioperative and procedural areas of a pediatric health system by examining screening completion rates, positivity rates, and demographic and clinical factors associated with screening.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of universal suicide risk screening among youth 10-21 years of age in perioperative and procedural areas of an academic children's hospital and two affiliated

SUBMITTER: Tsao M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12805949 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature