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1: Universal Screening - Validated Screening Tools
Screening and Evaluation » Screening
1: Universal screening and validated Screening Tools
With regard to universal screening, we suggest the use of a validated screening tool to identify individuals at risk for suicide-related behavior.
Strength:
Weak for
Category:
ReviewedNew-added
Grades and Definitions
- Strong for
- or "We recommend offering this option …"
- Weak for
- or "We suggest offering this option …"
- No recommendation
- or "There is insufficient evidence …"
- Weak against
- or "We suggest not offering this option …"
- Strong against
- or "We recommend against offering this option …"
Categories and Definitions |
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| Evidence Reviewed* | Recommendation Category* | Definition* |
| Reviewed | New-added | New recommendation following review of the evidence |
| New-replaced | Recommendation from previous CPG that has been carried over to the updated CPG that has been changed following review of the evidence | |
| Not changed | Recommendation from previous CPG that has been carried forward to the updated CPG where the evidence has been reviewed but the recommendation is not changed | |
| Amended | Recommendation from the previous CPG that has been carried forward to the updated CPG where the evidence has been reviewed and a minor amendment has been made | |
| Deleted | Recommendation from the previous CPG that has been removed based on review of the evidence | |
| Not reviewed | Not changed | Recommendation from previous CPG that has been carried forward to the updated CPG, but for which the evidence has not been reviewed |
| Amended | Recommendation from the previous CPG that has been carried forward to the updated CPG where the evidence has not been reviewed and a minor amendment has been made | |
| Deleted | Recommendation from the previous CPG that has been removed because it was deemed out of scope for the updated CPG | |
| *Adapted from the NICE guideline manual (2012): The guidelines manual. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence;2012. and Martinez Garcia L, McFarlane E, Barnes S, Sanabria AJ, Alonso-Coello P, Alderson P. Updated recommendations: An assessment of NICE clinical guidelines. Implement Sci. 2014;9:72. | ||
Recommendation Resources
Many different validated tools exist to identify those who are at elevated risk of dying by suicide. To choose which screening tool best fits the needs of your health care system and the populations you serve, consider the following: setting, validation samples, cost, time to administer.
Manuals
This section includes links to recommended manuals and information about universal screening and validated screening tools
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Suicide Prevention Resources to Support Joint Commission Accredited Organizations Webinars
This section includes links to recommended webinars about universal screening and validated screening tools.
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Evidence-Based Practice in Suicide Risk Screening and Evaluation: Why, What, How and When? Articles
This section includes links to recommended articles about universal screening and validated screening tools.
- (2020). Assessment of Rates of Suicide Risk Screening and Prevalence of Positive Screening Results Among US Veterans After Implementation of the Veterans Affairs Suicide Risk Identification Strategy. JAMA network open, 3(10). e2022531. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.22531
- (2018). Development and Implementation of a Universal Suicide Risk Screening Program in a Safety-Net Hospital System. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety, 44(1). 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.07.006
