Galloucis Matthew, Francek Heather
Department of Forensic Clinical Services, Juvenile Justice Center, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1100 South Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.
Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2002 Summer;4(3):181-99.
This article presents and describes the Juvenile Suicide Assessment (JSA). The JSA is a suicide risk assessment instrument that can be used by mental health professionals who work with youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The rationale and clinical significance of each of the suicide risk and protective factors comprising the JSA are discussed. The authors discuss important considerations for assessing suicide risk among incarcerated juveniles and identify how the JSA may have clinical-utility for accomplishing this task.
本文介绍并描述了青少年自杀评估（JSA）。JSA是一种自杀风险评估工具，可供与少年司法系统中的青少年打交道的心理健康专业人员使用。文中讨论了构成JSA的每个自杀风险和保护因素的基本原理及临床意义。作者探讨了评估被监禁青少年自杀风险时的重要考量因素，并确定了JSA在完成这项任务方面可能具有的临床实用性。
