Pediatrics

30-minute research and evidence-based practice presentation

Screening for Suicide Risk Among Maltreated Youth in Pediatric Health Care (Code 10)

Primary Presenter(s)

• TS

  Tanya Smith, MN, NP-Pediatrics, SANE-P

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Examine one study's results about how to improve the detection and mitigation of suicide risk among maltreated youth.

Learning Outcome(s). Increased knowledge about:

• how to implement a suicide screen.
• facilitators and barriers to adhering to a suicide screen.
• screening outcomes--including rates of suicide risk detection pre- and post-protocol implementation--to help guide trauma-informed best practices.