School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2024 Mar;37(2):e13198. doi: 10.1111/jar.13198.
Although risk for suicide appears elevated in individuals with intellectual and developmental disorders (I/DD), few interventions or tools addressing suicide prevention have been adapted for this population. Among evidence-based interventions for preventing suicide, safety planning interventions are an effective and commonly employed intervention for reducing suicide-related risk.
By drawing on Special Education praxis for supporting the learning needs of individuals with I/DD, we provide recommendations for adapting suicide safety planning interventions for youth with I/DD.
Specific visual, content, teaching, and communication components of the safety plan intervention can be adapted to better meet the needs of youth with I/DD.
Although future research is needed to evaluate these recommendations, these modifications may support clinicians serving youth with I/DD and suicide-related risk.
尽管智障和发育障碍(I/DD)患者的自杀风险似乎较高,但针对该人群的预防自杀干预措施或工具却寥寥无几。在预防自杀的循证干预措施中,安全计划干预是一种有效且常用的降低与自杀相关风险的干预措施。
通过借鉴支持智障人士学习需求的特殊教育实践,我们为智障青年的自杀安全计划干预措施提供了一些建议。
安全计划干预的具体视觉、内容、教学和沟通组成部分可以进行调整,以更好地满足智障青年的需求。
虽然需要进一步研究来评估这些建议,但这些修改可能会为治疗有自杀风险的智障青年的临床医生提供支持。