The following notes come from “Youth Violence: Theory, Prevention, and Intervention” by Kathryn Seifert, which I read before participating in the SAVRY (Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth). Youth Violence – Prevalence and Trends Four Types of Violence Situational Relationship Predatory Psychopathological There are two types of violence, instrumental and reactive violence. The goal of…
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Jail Suicide Assessment Tool (JSAT)
Introduction Suicides in prisons and jails are several times higher than the general population (Thigpen, Beauclair, Hutchinson & Zandi, 2010) for a variety of reasons: incarceration is stressful, mental health issues can be exacerbated in the corrections environment, and overcrowding and understaffing mean that suicidality can be hard to detect. This led to the development…
Is the SAD PERSONS Scale dangerous?
The SAD PERSONS scale was first developed in 1983 by Patterson, Dohn, Patterson & Patterson to teach medical students clinical suicide risk assessment skills. In that first publication, students taught the tool – which features 10 risk factors for suicide that are added up, “demonstrated a significantly greater ability to accurately evaluate and make recommendations…
Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI)
Non-suicidal self injury (NSSI) is the professional name for a number of forms of self-injury. Self-injury is a very common mental and physical health issue affecting many populations, but especially young people and trauma survivors. Types of self-injury include: Cutting Embedding objects under the skin Biting Scratching Skin-carving Hitting Head banging Interfering with…
Means Restriction in Suicide Prevention
What is Means Restrictions? Means restriction is a technique for preventing suicide that involves restricting or preventing access to the tools used to attempt suicide. This can be things like pills (for overdosing), firearms (for shooting), or railways (for jumping.) Some suicide methods have much higher lethality or chance of causing death than others. For…