A Trauma-Informed Approach to Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention. Issue 3 (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tunno, Angela M.; Inscoe, Adrienne Banny; Goldston, David B.; Asarnow, Joan Rosenbaum
• Is Part Of: Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health. Volume 6:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 316
• Page End: 327
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: Child psychiatry -- Periodicals; Child mental health -- Periodicals; Teenagers -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Child psychology -- Periodicals; Adolescent psychology -- Periodicals; 618.9289
• DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2021.1923089
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2379-4925

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Suicide, suicidal behaviors, and self-harm are major public health problems among youth and can often co-occur with traumatic stress experiences and related symptoms. Given this interrelation, it is important that suicide prevention and intervention practices take a trauma-informed approach to reflect the complex, intertwined relation of traumatic stress symptoms and suicidal thoughts/behaviors. To that end, we summarize key steps in a proposed trauma-informed approach to suicide prevention and illustrate this approach with examples of how to clinically apply suggested components for youth who are suicidal and have been exposed to traumatic events.