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3022-24: American Psychiatric Nurses Association's Youth Suicide Prevention Position Paper

In 2023, APNA assembled the Youth Suicide Prevention Position Workgroup. This presentation will summarize the Youth Suicide Prevention Position Paper, including the purpose and historical background of the paper, a review of the current state of knowledge, and the recommendations suggested by the workgroup. Authored by the entire Workgroup.

Presenters:  Jamie Zelazny, PhD, MPH, RN; Isabel Buckingham, BSN, RN; Andrea Kwasky, DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  45 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss the recommendations made in the APNA Youth Suicide Prevention Position Paper.

Keywords:  Suicide, Risk Factors, Child and Adolescent

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  January 6, 2025
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2027

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