ReviewBJPsych open2022
A rapid review of emergency department interventions for children and young people presenting with suicidal ideation.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of emergency department-based and initiated youth suicide prevention interventions: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Over-Represented and Under-Served: Autistic Children and Young People Seeking Help for Suicidal Crisis in a UK Emergency Department.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Caring for People Presenting With Suicidal Distress in Rural Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study.International journal of mental health nursing · 2026Article
- Interventions for self-harm and suicidality in paediatric emergency departments: a meta-review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Review
- Factors associated with refusal of transport to hospital among patients experiencing suicidal crisis in South Korea.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Validity and reliability of a Chinese language suicide screening questionnaire-observer rating (CL-SSQ-OR) assessment for children/adolescents.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Helping or Hurting? A Qualitative Exploration of Adolescents' Perceptions of Responses to Their Suicide-Related Disclosure.Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide ResearchArticle
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundSuicidal ideation is an increasingly common presentation to the paediatric emergency department. The presence of suicidal ideation is linked to acute psychiatric hospital admission and increased risk of suicide. The paediatric emergency department plays a critical role in reducing risk of suicide, strengthening protective factors and encouraging patient engagement with ongoing care.
aimsThis rapid review aims to synthesise evidence on interventions that can be implemented in the paediatric emergency department for children and adolescents presenting with suicidal ideation.
methodSix electronic databases were searched for studies published since January 2010: PubMed, Web of Science, Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Cochrane. Outcomes of interest included suicidal ideation, engagement with out-patient services, incidence of depressive symptoms, hopelessness, family empowerment, hospital admission and feasibility of interventions. The Cochrane risk-of-bias tool was used to evaluate the quality of studies.
resultsSix studies of paediatric emergency department-initiated family-based (n = 4) and motivational interviewing interventions (n = 2) were narratively reviewed. The studies were mainly small and of varying quality. The evidence synthesis suggests that both types of intervention, when initiated by the paediatric emergency department, reduce suicidal ideation and improve patient engagement with out-patient services. Family-based interventions also showed a reduction in suicidality and improvement in family empowerment, hopelessness and depressive symptoms.
conclusionsPaediatric emergency department-initiated interventions are crucial to reduce suicidal ideation and risk of suicide, and to enhance ongoing engagement with out-patient services. Further research is needed; however, family-based and motivational interviewing interventions could be feasibly and effectively implemented in the paediatric emergency department setting.
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