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CE Course Description

This short CE course provides recommendations for systems and practitioners in juvenile justice, law enforcement, mental health, substance abuse, child welfare, and education to work collaboratively to successfully prevent suicide.

Author:  National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System Task Force.  (2013).  Preventing juvenile suicide through improved collaboration: Strategies for mental health and juvenile justice agencies.  Washing, DC: National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention.

Retrieved from:  https://www.ncmhjj.com/resources/preventing-juvenile-suicide-improved-collaboration-strategies-mental-health-juvenile-justice-agencies/

References / Contributions by:

1. National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice Task Force – Suicide Research Workgroup. (2013). Suicidal ideation and behavior among youth in the juvenile justice system: A review of the literature. Washington, DC: Author.
2. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. (2012). Global information sharing toolkit. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.it.ojp.gov/gist 
3. Zemel, S. and Kaye, N. (2009). Findings from a survey of juvenile justice and Medicaid policies affecting children in the juvenile justice system: Inter-agency collaboration. Washington, DC: National Academy for State Health Policy. Retrieved from http://www.nashp.org/publication/findings-surveyjuvenile-justice-and-medicaid-policies-affecting-children-juvenile 

CE Course Objectives

1. Summarize the purpose of state mental health and juvenile justice agencies establishing data collection and information-sharing.
2. Judge what should be done for youth placed on medication as part of mental health treatment while confined.
3. Decide what service component is considered a protective factor against suicide risk.
4. Identify the intensive evidence-based treatment that has consistently demonstrated both improved outcomes related to future crime as well as decreased risk for suicide and self-harm.

CE Outline with Main Points

1. Introduction
2. Overarching Priorities to Improve Collaboration
3. Matrix of the Overarching Priorities and Strategies
4. Matrix of the Overarching Priorities and Strategies (continued)
5. Conclusion
6. Appendix A: Environmental Scanning Tool
7. References

Social Work Approval

Social Work CE Credit for this course is offered with the following approvals. Many state boards of social work will accept the approvals listed. Provider Approvals by state and license type can be found here.

• Quantum Units Education is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, CAMFT Provider #89970, to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEP. Quantum Units Education maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
• Florida board for Social Workers CE Provider #50-8650 (Quantum 'immediately' reports CE Credits to Florida licensees) 
• Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, License No. 159.001261 approved CE Sponsor
• Ohio CSWMFTB #RCST091701 approved CE Provider
• Texas Board of SWE #5070 approved CE Provider
• Quantum Units Education, #1289, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 01/03/2023 - 01/03/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 'General' continuing education credits.

To see other approvals in your state, see our state by state provider approval listings here.

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Added On: 01/01/2013