The Juvenile Suicide Assessment: an instrument for the assessment and management of suicide risk with incarcerated juveniles.
This article presents and describes the Juvenile Suicide Assessment (JSA). The JSA is a suicide risk assessment instrument that can be used by mental health professionals who work with youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The rationale and clinical significance of each of the suicide risk and protective factors comprising the JSA are discussed. The authors discuss important considerations for assessing suicide risk among incarcerated juveniles and identify how the JSA may have clinical-utility for accomplishing this task.
Galloucis
Matthew
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Department of Forensic Clinical Services, Juvenile Justice Center, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1100 South Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.
Francek
Heather
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D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention