Florida School Toolkit for K-12 Educators to Prevent Suicide

TOOL 14c SAFE-T PROTOCOL OVERVIEW Resources • Five-step Evaluation and Triage SAFE-T Pocket Card (sprc.org) • The Joint Commission 2007 Patient Safety Goals on Suicide (sprc.org/sites/default/files/migrate /library/jcsafetygoals.pdf) • SAFE-T drew upon the American Psychiatric Association’s Practice Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Behaviors (psychiatryonline.com/pracGuideTopic_14.aspx) • Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Suicidal Behavior. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2001, 40 (7 Supplement 24s-51s) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS • Originally conceived by Douglas Jacobs, M.D., and developed as a collaboration between Screening for Mental Health, Inc. and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. • This material is based upon work supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under Grant No. IU79SM57392. Any opinions/findings/conclusions /recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views SAMHSA. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) SAFE-T S uicide A ssessment F ive-step E valuation and T riage 1 IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS Note those that can be modified to reduce risk 2 IDENTIFY PROTECTIVE FACTORS Note those that can be enhanced 3 CONDUCT SUICIDE INQUIRY Suicidal thoughts, plans, behavior, and intent 4 DETERMINE RISK LEVEL/INTERVENTION Suicidal thoughts, plans, behavior, and intent 5 DOCUMENT Assessment of risk, rationale, intervention, and follow-up www.sprc.org 75