title: Best practices: Utilizing risk-of-violence findings for continuity of care.
abstract: Best practices are recommended for assessing risk of violence and utilizing those findings to communicate with other mental health providers to manage the potential for violence as clients are transferred or referred. These recommendations are the fruition of a five-year collaboration of the Forensic Risk Assessment Work Group of the Ohio Department of Mental Health's statewide Forensic Product Line Leadership Team. Accurate assessment of static and dynamic risk factors, effective communication of risk of violence, incorporation of dynamic risk factors into the treatment planning process, and implementation of evidence-based risk-management practices are all emphasized as best practices.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Behavioral Healthcare System, Ohio Department of Mental Health, USA. ignelzij@mh.state.oh.us
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ignelzi
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stinson
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raia
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osinowo
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ostrowski
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwirian
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009820:Ohio; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010360:Patient Transfer; D010552:Personality Assessment; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*