Suicide Risk Assessment and Suicide Risk Management Protocol for the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network

Suicide risk management protocols (SRMPs) are necessary for clinical research on subjects at risk for suicide, but few studies explicitly describe the steps taken to mitigate those risks and whether they have proven effective. In addition to that, there were previously no detailed published SRMPs for use with child and adolescent populations. This paper addresses this gap in the literature by detailing the process of arriving at the TX-YDSRN SRMP and describing the various tools used for data collection. The authors emphasize the importance of extensive training of clinical personnel, collaboration across care providers and institutions, and the dissemination of public suicide prevention resources to participants endorsing suicidal thoughts. Protocol documents were included in the publication.