National Study of Jail Suicide: 20 Years Later
Author: Fred Cohen .
Source: Volume 14, Number 03, September/October 2012 , pp.37-39(3)
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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
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1: Executive Editor.