Discussion:
Suicide Prevention Program Implementation Issue
Within a correctional institution all mental health services including suicide prevention services are built on three legs. Institutions get themselves in trouble when they ignore or forget one of the legs. The legs being 1.assessment of lethality.2. classification of risk and development of a treatment plan 3. communication of the above between shifts and documentation that all three have been done.. I have been surprised when evaluating successful suicide how often there is an assessment of risk a treatment plan developed but a failure to share the information. Thoughts?