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Section 12
Pediatric Suicide-Screening Assessment

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

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- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Brief Suicide Safety Assessment. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), July 2017, p. 1-2.

Update
Suicide Screening Tools for Pediatric
Emergency Department Patients:
A Systematic Review

- Scudder, A., Rosin, R., Baltich Nelson, B., Boudreaux, E. D., & Larkin, C. (2022). Suicide Screening Tools for Pediatric Emergency Department Patients: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in psychiatry, 13, 916731.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Blashill, A. J., Fox, K., Feinstein, B. A., Albright, C. A., & Calzo, J. P. (2021). Nonsuicidal self-injury, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts among sexual minority children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89(2), 73–80.

“Bullying, depression, and suicide risk in a pediatric primary care sample”: Correction to Kodish et al., 2016 (2016). Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 37(3), 247.

Helms, S. W., & Prinstein, M. J. (2014). Risk assessment and decision making regarding imminent suicidality in pediatric settings. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 2(2), 176–193.

Herres, J., Shearer, A., Kodish, T., Kim, B., Wang, S. B., & Diamond, G. S. (2019). Differences in suicide risk severity among suicidal youth with anxiety disorders. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 40(5), 333–339.

Saini, P., While, D., Chantler, K., Windfuhr, K., & Kapur, N. (2014). Assessment and management of suicide risk in primary care. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 35(6), 415–425.

Wong, W. H.-s., Kuo, W.-H., Sobolewski, C., Bhatia, I., & Ip, P. (2020). The association between child abuse and attempted suicide: A retrospective cohort study. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 41(3), 196–204.

QUESTION 12
What should you do when a pediatric patient screens positive for suicide risk? To select and enter your answer go to Test.