No-Suicide Contracts with Suicidal Youth: Mental Health Professionals' Perceptions and Current Practice

Autor/inn/en	Hansen, Andrea; Heath, Melissa Allen; Williams, Marleen; Fox, Jay; Hudnall, Gregory A.; Bledsoe, Catherine
Titel	No-Suicide Contracts with Suicidal Youth: Mental Health Professionals' Perceptions and Current Practice
Quelle	In: Contemporary School Psychology, 16 (2012), S. 145-159 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2159-2020
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Prevention; Mental Health Workers; Suicide; Questionnaires; Data Analysis; Behavior Modification; Clinical Psychology; School Psychologists; Conferences (Gatherings); Adolescents; Intervention; Secondary Education; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Psychiater; Selbstmord; Fragebogen; Auswertung; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Klinische Psychologie; School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sekundarbereich
Abstract	Commonly used in clinical and medical settings, no-suicide contracts (NSCs) solicit commitment from suicidal individuals not to attempt suicide. The prevalence of community and school-based Mental Health Professionals' (MHPs) use of NSCs with suicidal youth (SY) is unknown. Additionally, minimal feedback is available regarding MHPs' current practice and perceptions of implementing NSCs. Likewise, school and agency policy directing intervention with SY is not well described, or clearly understood. Of 326 individuals attending Utah's Annual Youth Suicide Prevention Conference, 243 completed questionnaires (74.5% participation rate) assessing perceptions and current practice related to NSCs. Of these questionnaires, 229 were completed by MHPs who specifically worked with youth under the age of 18 years. These questionnaires were included in data analysis. When intervening with SY, half of participants reported using NSCs. However, only 3.5% of participants (n = 8) reported knowledge of formal "written" school district or community mental health agency policy that offered guidelines for implementing NSCs. Implications for clearly specifying current policy to guide interventions with SY are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	California Association of School Psychologists. 1020 12th Street Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95814. Tel: 916-444-1595; Fax: 916-444-1597; e-mail: communications@casponline.org; Web site: http://www.casponline.org
Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10