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Multi-Informant Assessment of the Suicide Crisis Syndrome in Adolescents Presenting to an Emergency Department

2021 Young Investigator

Amount Awarded: $89,950

Focus Area: Psychosocial

Shira Barzilay, PhD

Shira Barzilay, Ph.D.

Schneider Children’s Medical Center (Israel)

Inside the Research

There has been an alarming increase in the rates of adolescents presenting to Emergency Departments with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. This project aims to test an instrument for the assessment of near-term suicide risk among youth. This assessment instrument is designed to capture a mental state preceding suicidal behaviors termed “The Suicide Crisis Syndrome.” The study combines multi-informant reports by youth, parents, and clinicians to improve clinical decision-making in the Emergency Departments.