Suicide prevention in primary care: best practice when assessing young people

This module has been developed for GPs and other primary care or healthcare professionals to help support the identification, management and assessment of young people who may be at risk of suicide and self-harm. The module covers the epidemiology of youth suicide and self-harm, the role of primary care in suicide prevention, identification of risk factors and warning signs in young people, engagement and rapport-building with young people, psychosocial assessment for suicide risk, safety planning with young people and useful resources for practitioners. The module was co-developed with a GP and a young person.

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