Lethal Means Counseling for Parents of Youth Seeking Emergency Care for Suicidality

Lethal Means Counseling for Parents of Youth Seeking Emergency Care for Suicidality

Introduction: A youth’s emergency department (ED) visit for suicidal behaviors or ideation provides an opportunity to counsel families about securing medications and firearms (i.e., lethal means counseling). Methods: In this quality improvement project drawing on the Counseling on Access to Letha...

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Main Authors: Carol W. Runyan, MPH, PhD, Amy Becker, MD, Sara Brandspigel, MPH, Catherine Barber, MPA, Aimee Trudeau, MPH, Douglas Novins, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-01-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Suicide
Prevention
Emergency Care
Lethal Means
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0td33354

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