Adolescent Medicine
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Epidemiology & Health Services Pathway
Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health
Health Services Research
Hospital Medicine
Injury Prevention
Public Health
Quality Improvement/Patient Safety
Alex Kemper (he/him/his)
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Paul Lipkin, MD (he/him/his)
Professor of Pediatrics
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Suzanne Rybczynski, MD, MSHCM (she/her/hers)
Asssitant Professor of Pediatrics
Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Tami Benton, MD
CHOP/PENN
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States
Carmen Lopez-Arvizu, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Maryland Regional Council of American Academy of Child Psychiatry
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Lisa Horowitz, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)
Pediatric Psychologist/Senior Associate Scientist
National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Jeff Bridge, PhD (he/him/his)
Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
The majority of youth who die by suicide visit a healthcare provider in weeks to months prior to their death, creating not only an opportunity but a responsibility for healthcare providers to identify and manage youth at risk for suicide. Most youth present with somatic complaints and if not asked directly, their mental health concerns remain under-detected. Evidence-based, standardized suicide risk screening programs are critical for identifying youth at risk for suicide and linking them to preventive and mental health care.
Once a child is found to be at risk for suicide, the “now what?” may be the most important part of suicide prevention. What is a safe, feasible clinical response to a positive screen? Many hospitals and outpatient practices lack access to mental health resources. How can clinicians efficiently and effectively screen and manage patients at risk without overburdening their systems of care?
This workshop will educate pediatric clinicians about how to successfully implement suicide risk screening and manage patients at risk for suicide in their practice. We will review the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ), a 4-item screen developed and validated to screen for suicide risk in pediatric medical populations. Additionally, an expert panel of speakers will address suicide risk screening in a variety of settings and populations, including medical settings, schools, underserved populations, and special populations such as youth with neurodevelopmental disorders. We will also have breakout groups with extensive Q and A discussions so that attendees can address specific concerns related to suicide risk screening.