Resource Tag: UNITED STATES. WASHINGTON

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61 inmates with mental illness (including suicidality) who had been treated in a medium-security residential mental health program were interviewed & assessed in other prison units after they left the program. Participants showed a decrease in psychiatric symptoms & expressed appreciation for the program. A minority of participants had adjustment problems that persisted in every […]

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The authors were contracted by the Washington State Youth Suicide Prevention Program to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of existing school-based suicide prevention efforts. The intent of the evaluation was to address the extent to which the structure of school- & community-based prevention efforts have changed over the course of the Youth Suicide Prevention Program. Based […]

Published in “Back to the Future: Refocusing the Image of Suicide,” ed. by J L McIntosh

Published in “Back to the Future: Refocusing the Image of Suicide,” ed. by J L McIntosh

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The authors pilot-tested & evaluated the Washington State gunshot-wound surveillance system of fatal & nonfatal gunshot injuries for simplicity, acceptability, sensitivity, & predictive value. The system was found to be simple & acceptable with a very high predictive value. Sensitivity was not as high. Recommendations are included for states interested in developing a gunshot-wound surveillance […]

This study explored influential life experiences & environmental contexts associated with pregnancy among “out-of-home” pregnant adolescent women in Seattle (i.e., not living in stable settings or with parents). The authors found that participants organized their narratives primarily around relationships: conflict-laden family relationships, violence & sexual abuse in childhood, mental health & substance abuse problems (including […]

The authors surveyed 50 caregivers of decedent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients from Oregon & Washington regarding perceptions of patients’ interest in assisted suicide & their physical & emotional state in the last month of life. According to the respondents, one-third of ALS patients discussed wanting assisted suicide in the last month of life, & […]

The behavioral, demographic & psychiatric characteristics of 524 inmates examined over a 1 year period in a metropolitan jail psychiatric treatment clinic are described. The psychiatric problems were sufficiently acute that over one-third of all patients were examined & treated within 24 hours of booking. 2 profiles emerged. The mostly commonly seen were misdemeanants with […]

This article reviews the Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity initiative that was put to public vote in Washington state in 1991. The changes it proposed to the existing state natural death act are reviewed, & the definition of “aid-in-dying” is discussed. Problems & paradoxes with the bill are discussed, & the author expresses approval […]

The authors summarize the findings of a study investigating the degree of training on adolescent suicide being provided to middle school & high school teachers in Washington State.

The authors summarize the findings of a study aimed at 1) providing a preliminary examination of the reliability & validity of a short interview designed to assess potential for suicide behaviors in adolescents & 2) examining the associations among a range of risk & protective factors & the suicide risk score derived from the interview.

The authors summarize the findings of a study aimed at determining the emotional impact of a client’s suicide on health clinicians, & exploring the administrative response to those clinicians.

For a related article, please see SIEC #2004-1046

To determine trends in suicide during 1980-1995, the Injury Prevention Program of the Washington Department of Health analyzed death-certificate data. This report presents the findings of the analysis, which indicate that, while overall suicide rates in Washington remained relatively stable during 1980-1995, suicides became more common among persons aged 15-24 years & 75 years & […]

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This article is comprised of 5 sections: the Finnish National Strategy; Geriatric Suicide Prevention in Italy; Youth Suicide Prevention: Washington State; Maryland Hosts 10th Annual Youth Suicide Prevention Conference; & Youth Suicide Prevention in British Columbia. The sections describe several suicide prevention strategies & hypothesize how certain approaches (such as a ‘before the fact’ approach) […]