Developing an educational workshop on teen depression and suicide: a proactive community intervention.
Eight years into the YES emergency services collaboration, a comprehensive Youth Emergency Services model has emerged, one that incorporates a proactive approach to clinical and prevention strategies. In addition to direct service provision, these strategies include: (1) workshop training of school and community professionals so that they can identify young persons at highest risk for suicidal thoughts, threats, and attempts; (2) prevention education for both adolescents and parents about suicide, risk factors, and interventions; (3) a partnership with the local hotline to facilitate community screening and referral to appropriate crisis services for families and youths; (4) collaboration with a large primary care provider network to streamline the after-hours crisis referral process, using the hotline; and (5) the use of a website to inform individuals about services and resources. It is proposed that this is a contemporary model that can meet the present primary and secondary intervention needs for children, adolescents, and their families.
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Hillside Behavioral Health System, Rochester, NY, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D015277:Hotlines / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011322:Primary Prevention; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D000092864:Suicide Prevention