Suicidal Juveniles

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jmartin
Suicide prevention measeures start at the assessment phase at intake from a transporting officer questionairre, to receiving pertinent information about a youth’s prior commitment adjustments (did s/he attempt suicide before in detention, at home, have people close to the youth committed suicide in the past), the youth’s current psychological well being. Second, policy that supports the mission of keeping these youth safe, a 1:1 policy, a step down policy…policy that supports safe practices (kids are not isolated during potentially suicidal times, staggered 15 minute interval checks, safe housing units, safe practices, etc... view full thread

Juveniles

Terry Campbell

Another great topic for the June edition of corrections.com; Juveniles. While conducting some research I came across two current initiatives and articles. The first is “Transforming Juvenile Justice Systems to Improve Public Safety and Youth Outcomes. May 2018.” (Washington D.C. Georgetown University for Juvenile Justice Reform, 2018) and National Juvenile Justice Network, Massachusetts Passes Comprehensive Youth Justice Reforms by Josh Gordon, May 2018... read full story

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