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National Study of Jail Suicide: 20 Years Later  


Author:  Fred Cohen .


Source: Volume 14, Number 03, September/October 2012 , pp.37-39(3)




Correctional Mental Health Report

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Abstract: 

Twenty years after a 1986 study this national study finds substantial changes in the demographic characteristics of inmates committing suicide and cites a need for ongoing identification, crisis care, continued assessment and management.

Keywords: National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA), Lindsay M. Hayes, suicide prevention, custodial suicide

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.

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