Suicide Prevention in Pediatric Health Care Settings

Jeremy Esposito; Molly Davis; Rhonda C Boyd

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2023.06.008

Suicide Prevention in Pediatric Health Care Settings

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Dec;70(6):1115-1124. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.06.008. Epub 2023 Aug 3.

Authors

Jeremy Esposito¹, Molly Davis², Rhonda C Boyd³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3440 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Penn Implementation Science Center at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (PISCE@LDI), University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3440 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 37865434
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.06.008

Abstract

Given recent trends demonstrating increased suicide risk among youth, particularly those from minoritized populations, youth suicide is a major public health concern. Evidence-based practices for the identification and management of youth suicide risk have been developed, yet many challenges exist to implementing them routinely in health care settings. Suggestions for leveraging publicly available resources, gathering input from a range of stakeholders to inform implementation, and enhancing multidisciplinary collaboration are provided with the aim of offering tangible steps toward addressing the youth suicide crisis.

Keywords: Pediatric; Prevention; Suicide; Youth.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Public Health
Suicide Prevention*
Suicide*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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