Indiana Administrative Code
Title 210 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Article 8 - JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES
Rule 9 - Mental Health
Section 9-5 - Written suicide prevention program
Universal Citation: 210 IN Admin Code 9-5
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 11-8-2-5; IC 31-31-8-2
Affected: IC 31-31-8
Sec. 5.
(a) Written policy, procedure, and practice provide that a written suicide prevention program is approved by the designated health care and mental health authority and reviewed by the facility administrator.
(b) The suicide prevention program includes:
(1) specific procedures and documentation
for:
(A) performing intake
screening;
(B) identifying
suicide-prone juveniles; and
(C)
supervising suicide-prone juveniles;
(2) management of suicidal
incidents;
(3) suicide
watch;
(4) death of a juvenile;
and
(5) staff and juvenile critical
incident debriefing.
(c) The suicide prevention program is reviewed and signed annually.
(d) All staff with responsibility for juvenile supervision is trained on an annual basis in the implementation of the program. Training should include the following:
(1) Identifying the warning signs and
symptoms of suicidal behavior.
(2)
Understanding the demographic and cultural parameters of suicidal behavior,
including incidence and precipitating factors.
(3) Responding to suicidal and depressed
juveniles.
(4) Improving
communication between detention and health care personnel.
(5) Understanding referral
procedures.
(6) Understanding
special housing, juvenile observations, and suicide watch level procedures and
requirements.
(7) Follow-up
monitoring of juveniles who make a suicide attempt.
(e) This is a mandatory standard.
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