Suicide Risk and Safety Planning

• By: Rachel F. Held, PhD Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• July 19th, 2023
• compassionate care, dialectical behavioral therapy, safety plan, suicide, suicide risk, suicide risk assessment, Summer 2023 Issue
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Behavioral health workers are understandably distressed by the recent rise in the rates of suicide, suicide attempts, and reported suicidal ideation, including increases among teens and young adults, minorities, and those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic (Molock et al, 2023; Pathirathna et al,...