Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be able to:

• Review current terminology, statistics, and trends related to youth suicide.
• Identify key risk and protective factors associated with adolescent suicide.
• Apply standardized suicide risk assessment tools to evaluate suicide risk.
• Differentiate levels of suicide risk and determine appropriate immediate safety interventions.
• Describe the purpose and clinical application of the SAFE-T framework and the SAFETY-A intervention.