Evaluating Suicide Risk In Youth: The Risk Identification Suicide Kit2+

Are schools and mental health practitioners asking the right questions or using validated assessment tools to determine suicide risk levels in youth? Research tells us, probably not. Practitioners will be called to initially triage a suicidal youth to determine levels of interventions. The practitioner’s preparedness can determine what action steps are needed, understanding the many pitfalls, litigation, and decisions that await along this process. Training will be provided on the use of the Risk Identification Suicide Kit2+ (RISK2+), Second Edition.

This presentation will share how preparation percentages identified among mental health practitioners impacts the confidence and decision-making process when meeting with a youth presenting with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. A review of current trends, understanding of the suicide continuum (from age 13) and suicide reactive continuum (from age 4) will be shared. There are only a few pathways an assessment can lead; towards a path of recovery, management, and or death. The ultimate goal is to lead the youth and family towards a path of recovery and a desire to choose living. This presentation will support and empower school and mental health practitioners by expanding skills sets and intervention considerations along the suicide assessment process.

With over 36 years in the mental health field, Dr. Robert Schmidt is a national speaker, trainer, and consultant on building sustainable school mental health, suicide assessment, and prevention programs centered on data collection, outcomes, quality of services, and student achievement. With interests embedded in research, Dr. Schmidt has published chapters in the award-winning book, How Children Become Violent (2006) and Youth Violence (2011). He has led studies and published in the field of youth suicide, school mental health, and was a contributor to Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2012). In 2013, Dr. Schmidt was called to lead suicide prevention and intervention efforts to one of the nation’s largest suicide clusters (11 youth suicides/116 nonfatal suicide attempts between January 1, 2012 and May 4, 2012). Dr. Schmidt is currently the Mental Health Coordinator for Talbot County Public Schools (Maryland).

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Mid Shore Behavioral Health, Inc. is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for 5.5 Category I continuing education units.

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