@article{ref1,
title="Childhood suicide: a call to action for play therapists",
journal="International journal of play therapy",
year="2023",
author="Brammer, M.K. and Stark, C. and Suri, T. and Brown, E.C.",
volume="32",
number="4",
pages="243-257",
abstract="As rates of children attempting and dying by suicide accelerate in the United States, it is imperative that play therapists increase their competency to address childhood suicidality. This article provides evidence-based data on this phenomenon and is a call to action inviting play therapists to cultivate awareness, knowledge, skills, and advocacy competencies to address childhood suicide and create positive change. The authors offer a cross-culturally adaptive screening and assessment tool for use by play therapists working with children with suicidal ideation. A case vignette demonstrates integrating the screening tool during play therapy, and the article concludes with suicide prevention strategies for play therapists. © 2023 Association for Play Therapy<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1555-6824",
doi="10.1037/pla0000202",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pla0000202"
}