The Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute
has published a manual for assessing suicide risk in jail populations.
Here is a brief description, and ordering information can be found at
http://www.sfu.ca/~mhlpi/Publications/index.html
The Suicide Assessment Manual for Inmates (SAMI) is an
assessment guide and rating scale that provides a framework of important
variables to assess in evaluating an incarcerated individual's risk for
suicide. It was developed to provide structure to assessments of suicide
risk for individuals who are detained in pretrial facilities. The SAMI
consists of a checklist of 20 risk factors that were identified through a
review of the literature on suicide, in general, as well as suicide in
jails and prisons. The purpose of this instrument is to guide evaluators
through relevant, important information and risk factors that should be
assessed to determine an inmate's risk for suicide while in
detention.
Ron Roesch
Dr. Ronald Roesch, Professor of Psychology
Director, Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC Canada V5A 1S6
Office: 778-782-3370 fax: 778-782-3427 (Email: roesch@...)
Institute Webpage:
http://www.sfu.ca/~mhlpi/
Past Editor, International Journal of
Forensic Mental Health:
http://www.iafmhs.org/
Editor, American Psychology-Law Society book series:
www.oup.com/us/apls
Fitness Interview Test-Revised:
http://www.prpress.com/books/FITR.html
Yahoo! Groups TipsDid you know...Show off your group to the world. Share a photo of your group with us. |
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offline 
Send Email