TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Childhood suicide: a call to action for play therapists
JO  - International journal of play therapy
A1  - Brammer, M.K.
A1  - Stark, C.
A1  - Suri, T.
A1  - Brown, E.C.
SP  - 243
EP  - 257
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1555-6824
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pla0000202
ID  - ref1
ER  -