SynthesisPsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2022
Universal Suicide Risk Screening for Youths in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review.
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- Risk Alert System to Facilitate Universal Suicide Risk Screening in Emergency Care: Protocol for a Prediction Model and Software Development Study Using a Co-Design Approach.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Building a culture of suicide prevention and care: Implementation of an evidence-based guideline of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario in a Chilean occupational hospital.International journal of nursing sciences · 2026Article
- Retrospective Evaluation of the Implementation of Universal Suicide Risk Screening for Youth in the Perioperative and Procedural Areas of a Health System.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Characteristics of Adolescents With Elevated Suicide Risk Presenting to the ED With Physical Health Complaints.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Article
- Predictive Validity of the e-Connect Suicide Risk Classification Algorithm in Youth on Probation.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Safety Planning for Youth in the Emergency Department Who Have Suicide Risk.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents With Confirmed Maltreatment: Insights From the 2016-2020 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Evaluating Equity in Universal Suicide Screening: Race/Ethnic Differences in Screening Acceptance and Results.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among gender-minority adolescents in the emergency department.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2025Article
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- Pediatric Emergency Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Confidential Adolescent Care.Pediatric emergency care · 2024Article
- Identification of suicide risk in a pediatric psychiatric emergency setting: Comparing the Ask Suicide-screening Questions and the Kiddie-Computerized Adaptive Test-Suicide Scale.Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health · 2024Article
- Understanding Psychiatrists' Knowledge and Attitudes to Suicidality in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Alpha psychiatry · 2023Article
- National estimates of emergency department visits for medication-related self-harm: United States, 2016-2019.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2022Article
- Disparities in Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions.Pediatrics · 2022Review
- Barriers to Universal Suicide Risk Screening for Youth in the Emergency Department.Pediatric emergency care · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo address escalating youth suicide rates, universal suicide risk screening has been recommended in pediatric care settings. The emergency department (ED) is a particularly important setting for screening. However, EDs often fail to identify and treat mental health symptoms among youths, and data on implementation of suicide risk screening in EDs are limited. A systematic review was conducted to describe the current literature on universal suicide risk screening in EDs, identify important gaps in available studies, and develop recommendations for strategies to improve youth screening efforts.
methodsA systematic literature search of PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web of Science was conducted. Studies focused on universal suicide risk screening of youths served in U.S. EDs that presented screening results were coded, analyzed, and evaluated for reporting quality. Eleven studies were included.
resultsAll screening efforts occurred in teaching or children's hospitals, and research staff administered suicide screens in eight studies. Thus scant information was available on universal screening in pediatric community ED settings. Large variation was noted across studies in participation rates (17%-86%) and in positive screen rates (4.1%-50.8%), although positive screen rates were influenced by type of presenting concern (psychiatric versus nonpsychiatric). Only three studies concurrently examined barriers to screening, providing little direction for effective implementation. STROBE guidelines were used to rate reporting quality, which ranged from 51.9% to 87.1%, with three studies having ratings over 80%.
conclusionsResearch is needed to better inform practice guidelines and clinical pathways and to establish sustainable screening programs for youths presenting for care in EDs.
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