International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology
Open Access
ISSN: 2469-9837
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2469-9837
+44 1478 350008
Nasreen Roberts
Child and Adolescent Mental health Urgent Clinic, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Canada
Case Report
Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Emergency Department Referrals
for Suicidal First Nation Children and Adolescents from Northern Ontario:
Preliminary Report
Author(s): Nasreen Roberts, Axas Nicholas and Leanne RepettiNasreen Roberts, Axas Nicholas and Leanne Repetti
Background: Global concern about high rates of suicidal behaviours and completed suicides amongst Indigenous and First Nations youth has led to concerted efforts in many countries to generate and implement culturally sensitive identification and prevention strategies. In Canada effort have been directed policy and clinical and Social level to address this issue, however there has been a surge of referrals for suicidal risk assessment of children and youth in the wake a publicized suicide crisis in remote Northern Ontario� First Nations communities, 2 -3 hours by air from nearest psychiatric services. This case series describes demographic, clinical and psychosocial characteristic and outcome.
Method: This is a naturistic descriptive case series of First Nation children and adolescents who were referred by the Emergen.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2469-9837.1000180