Practice Principles: a Guide for Mental Health Clinicians Working With Suicidal Children and Youth

This guide is organized into 5 main sections. Each section contains key principles, discussion points, & illustrative tables. The sections include: 1) an introduction to child & youth suicidality; 2) an overview of clinical care principles for treating child & youth suicidality; 3) a model for identifying & assessing suicide risk; 4) suggestions for safety, treatment planning, & ongoing monitoring of suicidality; & 5) a discussion & guidelines for linking child & youth mental health services with the community.