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Suicide Prevention in K-12 Schools: Introduction to the Special Issue
Suicide Prevention in K-12 Schools: Introduction to the Special Issue
School-based mental health partnerships are vital for youth suicide prevention, especially in rural areas with...
School-based mental health partnerships are vital for youth suicide prevention, especially in rural areas with limited access. Evidence shows asking about suicide does not increase risk and aids early intervention. Developing comprehensive, multi-tiered approaches, including tertiary supports...
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The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality vs. Treatment as Usual:...
The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality vs. Treatment as Usual: A Retrospective Study with Suicidal Outpatients
This retrospective study compared CAMS — a collaborative, structured approach to suicide risk assessment — against...
This retrospective study compared CAMS — a collaborative, structured approach to suicide risk assessment — against standard care in 55 military outpatients. CAMS patients resolved suicidality faster (~7 sessions vs. ~11 for TAU) and used significantly less non-mental...
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Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality in the Aftercare Focus Study:...
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality in the Aftercare Focus Study: Costs, Benefits, Cost-Effectiveness, and Cost-Benefits
This dissertation by Phoebe McCutchan examines whether the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality...
This dissertation by Phoebe McCutchan examines whether the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) — a suicide-focused therapy — offers economic advantages over standard care for recently discharged psychiatric patients. Using data from a randomized...
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The Suicide Status Form-4 (SSF-IV) as a Potentially Therapeutic Suicide Risk...
The Suicide Status Form-4 (SSF-IV) as a Potentially Therapeutic Suicide Risk Assessment Tool
The first direct empirical test of a long-standing claim: that the SSF — the core...
The first direct empirical test of a long-standing claim: that the SSF — the core assessment instrument within CAMS — is not just a risk assessment tool but a therapeutic intervention in its own right. Working with...
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A Developmentally Informed Approach to the Collaborative Assessment and Management of...
A Developmentally Informed Approach to the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide (CAMS) for Adolescents (CAMS-4Teens™) and Engaging Parents in...
The developmental adaptation of CAMS for adolescents introduces the CAMS Parent Report Form (CAMS PRF),...
The developmental adaptation of CAMS for adolescents introduces the CAMS Parent Report Form (CAMS PRF), a clinical tool designed to bring parents into suicide-specific treatment in a structured but flexible way. This paper offers practical guidance for...
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Advancing Suicide Intervention Strategies for Teens (ASSIST): Study Protocol for a...
Advancing Suicide Intervention Strategies for Teens (ASSIST): Study Protocol for a Multisite Randomised Controlled Trial
ASSIST is the protocol for a three-arm RCT comparing the Safety Planning Intervention with structured...
ASSIST is the protocol for a three-arm RCT comparing the Safety Planning Intervention with structured follow-up (SPI+), the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), and enhanced usual care for adolescents transitioning from acute to outpatient care...
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Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality for Teens: A Promising Frontline...
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality for Teens: A Promising Frontline Intervention for Addressing Adolescent Suicidality
A pilot open trial of CAMS adapted for adolescents (CAMS-4Teens) with 22 outpatient teens ages...
A pilot open trial of CAMS adapted for adolescents (CAMS-4Teens) with 22 outpatient teens ages 13–17 who presented with elevated suicidality. The model was found feasible, acceptable, and delivered with high clinician adherence, with a large effect-size...
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Reducing Short-Term Suicide Risk After Hospitalization: A Randomized Controlled Trial of...
Reducing Short-Term Suicide Risk After Hospitalization: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality
This randomized controlled trial tested whether the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), delivered...
This randomized controlled trial tested whether the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), delivered through a "next-day appointment" outpatient clinic, reduced suicidal thoughts and behaviors more effectively than treatment as usual (TAU) for adults discharged after...
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The Content of Patient-Identified Suicidal Drivers within CAMS Treatment Planning
The Content of Patient-Identified Suicidal Drivers within CAMS Treatment Planning
CAMS treats suicide by targeting the "drivers" patients themselves identify as fueling their suicidality. Prior...
CAMS treats suicide by targeting the "drivers" patients themselves identify as fueling their suicidality. Prior research mapped suicidal ideation on the Suicide Status Form into four dominant themes — relationships, role responsibility, the self, and unpleasant internal...
Webinar
Taking the Time to ASQ: Detecting and Managing Youth at Risk...
Taking the Time to ASQ: Detecting and Managing Youth at Risk for Suicide in the Healthcare Setting
Learn how evidence-based tools like ASQ and suicide care approaches such as CAMS help providers identify...
Learn how evidence-based tools like ASQ and suicide care approaches such as CAMS help providers identify high-risk youth and connect them to life-saving support. Ideal for healthcare professionals focused on youth mental health and suicide prevention.
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Delivering Suicide-Focused Care in Rural Communities
Delivering Suicide-Focused Care in Rural Communities
Dr. Norrod will discuss unique challenges of delivering suicide-focused care in rural contexts and present some...
Dr. Norrod will discuss unique challenges of delivering suicide-focused care in rural contexts and present some of the solutions they have implemented, including novel applications of the CAMS Framework®.
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The Hope Institute Approach to Suicidal Risk
The Hope Institute Approach to Suicidal Risk
The Hope Institute offers a groundbreaking alternative to traditional suicide care. Rather than relying on...
The Hope Institute offers a groundbreaking alternative to traditional suicide care. Rather than relying on costly emergency visits or hospitalizations, THI provides intensive, evidence-based outpatient treatment using two proven approaches — CAMS and DBT — to stabilize...