Suicide Risk Assessment. Within three months of the Effective Date, the Jail will provide quality suicide risk assessments of suicidal prisoners by a Qualified Mental Health Professional on a daily basis in a confidential setting.
Suicide Risk Assessment. The State shall ensure that a formalized suicide risk assessment by a qualified mental health professional is performed within an appropriate time not to exceed 24 hours of the initiation of suicide precautions. The assessment of suicide risk by qualified mental health professionals shall include, but not be limited to, the following: description of the antecedent events and precipitating factors; suicidal indicators; mental status examination; previous psychiatric and suicide risk history, level of lethality; current medication and diagnosis; and recommendations/treatment plan. Findings from the assessment shall be documented on both the assessment form and health care record.
Suicide Risk Assessment. The County shall ensure that a formalized suicide risk assessment by a qualified mental health professional is performed within an appropriate time not to exceed 48 hours of the initiation of suicide precautions. The assessment of suicide risk by qualified mental health professionals shall include, but not be limited to, the following - (a) description of the antecedent events and precipitating factors; (b) suicidal indicators; (c) mental status examination; (d) previous psychiatric and suicide risk history, level of lethality;
Suicide Risk Assessment. Within three months of the effective date, timely suicide risk assessments, using reliable assessment instruments, shall be conducted at the MSCJDC:
Suicide Risk Assessment. Have you ever had feelings or thoughts that you didn’t want to live? ( ) Yes ( ) No If NO, please skip to next page. If YES, Please answer the following: ⮚ Do you currently feel that you do not want to live? ( ) Yes ( ) No ⮚ How often do you have these thoughts? ⮚ When was the last time you had thoughts of dying? ⮚ Has anything happened recently to make you feel this way? ⮚ On a scale of 1 – 10 (ten being the strongest) how strong is the desire to kill yourself currently? ⮚ Would anything make it better? ⮚ Have you ever thought about how you would kill yourself? ⮚ Is the method you would use readily available? ⮚ Have you planned a time for this? ⮚ Is there anything that would stop you from killing yourself? ⮚ Do you feel hopeless and/or worthless? ⮚ Have you ever tried to kill or harm yourself before? Substance Use: Have you ever been treated for alcohol or drug use or abuse? ( ) Yes ( ) No If yes, for which substance? If yes, where were you treated and when? How many days per week do you drink any alcohol? What is the least number of drinks you will drink in a day? What is the most number of drinks you will drink in a day? In the past 3 months, what is the largest amount of alcoholic drinks you have consumed in one day? Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking or drug use? ( ) Yes ( ) No Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking or drug use? ( ) Yes ( ) No Have you ever had a drink or used drugs first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover? ( ) Yes ( ) No Do you think you may have a problem with alcohol or drug use? ( ) Yes ( ) No Have you used street drugs in the past 3 months? ( ) Yes ( ) No If yes, which ones and for how long? Have you abused prescription medications? ( ) Yes ( ) No If yes, which ones and for how long? Check if you have ever tried any of the following:
Suicide Risk Assessment. ❒ None ❒ I have attempted suicide in the past ❒ I do not have suicidal thoughts ❒ I have suicidal thoughts, but would not act on them and have no plan. ❒ I have suicidal thoughts and think about ways I would kill myself, I often have intent ❒ I agree to contact a Crisis Line, relatives or 911, if my suicidal intent activates. ❒ Note:
Suicide Risk Assessment. BHSAMH has adopted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Self-Directed Violence Framework regarding suicidal and non- suicidal self-injury (ref: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/violenceprevention/pdf/self-directed- violence-a.pdf). Requirements for suicide risk assessment are outlined in DDOC Policy B-05 Suicide Prevention and Intervention.
