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Engaging parents of suicidal youth in a rural environment. |
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Child and Family Social Work, 17(2), May 2012, pp.212-221. |
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1356-7500 |
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1365-2206 |
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In the United States, suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth aged 10-24 years. Suicidal youth who do not access mental health services are at greater risk for reattempting suicide, but the level of uptake of mental health services is low for these youth. Best practices for working with suicidal youth includes involving parents in the assessment and crisis plan. The purpose of this study was to explore how clinicians in outpatient mental-health settings engaged parents following a youth suicide assessment. Twenty-four clinicians from the rural Midwestern USA took part in 2 focus groups to discuss typical interactions with parents following a suicide assessment. Analyses suggested that clinicians' engagement with parents included 5 major elements: telling parents their child is at risk for suicide; responding to parents' reactions; joining with parents; moving the parents towards concrete actions; and addressing rural gun culture. The results are discussed within the context of Staudt's behavioural and attitudinal model of engagement with caregivers of at-risk children. Implications for practice and research are discussed. |
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family therapy; mental health services; parents; rural areas; service uptake; suicide; young people; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=230db0ca-1caa-4ca9-8db2-e783d11a2417 |
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