title: Triage model for suicidal runaways.
abstract: A triage model for suicidal youth was evaluated at four community-based agencies over a 30-month period. The program screened youths for suicidal ideation, trained staff in assessment, instituted agency protocols for triage, and established a multilevel mental health service network. The number of suicide attempts decreased after implementation of the program, psychiatrists' evaluations of suicidal tendencies concurred with those of the staff, and additional community-based agencies voluntarily introduced the program.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rotheram-Borus
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D012419:Runaway Behavior; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D014218:Triage; D000092864:Suicide Prevention