Suicide Risk Screening in Pediatric Hospitals: Clinical Pathways to Address a Global Health Crisis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Youth suicide is on the rise worldwide. Most suicide decedents received healthcare services in the year before killing themselves. Standardized workflows for suicide risk screening in pediatric hospitals using validated tools can help with timely and appropriate intervention, while attending to The Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert 56.

Objective

Here we describe the first attempt to generate clinical pathways for patients presenting to pediatric emergency departments (EDs) and inpatient medical settings.

Methods

The workgroup reviewed available evidence and generated a series of steps to be taken to feasibly screen medical patients presenting to hospitals. When evidence was limited, expert consensus was used. A standardized, iterative approach was utili

SUBMITTER: Brahmbhatt K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7898193 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan - Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature