Citation

Cramer RJ, Wechsler HJ, Miller SL, Yenne E. J. Correct. Health Care 2017; 23(3): 313-328.

Affiliation

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, National Commission on Correctional Health Care (USA), Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1078345817716162

PMID

28656789

Abstract

Inmates remain a vulnerable group at elevated risk for suicide, especially in light of stresses associated with incarceration. Despite the elevated risk for inmates, suicide prevention practices in corrections remain tenuous at best. The present article reviews literature on risk and protective factors for suicide among inmates as well as current recommended best practices. It then provides directions for suicide prevention provision, training, and research in correctional settings. These include adaptations for security staff of current empirically supported models of suicide risk training and intervention.

Language: en

Keywords

corrections; inmate; prevention; self-injury; suicide