Citation

Rotheram-Borus MJ, Bradley J. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 1991; 61(1): 122-127.

Affiliation

Division of Child Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2006668

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.

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