Child and Adolescent Suicide Risk Formulation

In this course, Matias Gay, R.N., Clinical leader of Operations-EMHAS, cites numerous disheartening statistics regarding the trends and epidemiology of suicide attempts and completed suicides among children and adolescents. Adolescents and adults often have different motivations for suicide attempts, and this is reflected in the different attempt-to-death ratios, which Gay explains. Risk factors, suicide vulnerabilities, and capability to die from suicide are all outlined, as are various scales for assessing suicide risk. Gay traces the suicide process and also details important aspects of postvention, including the impact of suicide and suicide attempts on both families and staff.