Suicide risk assessment worksheet
By
HappierTherapy
Author bio
The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this suicide risk assessment worksheet?
Suicide is a major issue everywhere. In addition to being tragic and upsetting, suicide has devastating long-term impacts on peers, friends, family, coworkers, and communities. There are various steps that can be performed to lower the risk of suicide and prevent suicide as well as suicide attempts.
How will the worksheet help?
One crucial step toward better risk management and, eventually, suicide prevention is the assessment of the suicide risk. This worksheet serves as a tool for learning about a client’s present suicidality and previous suicide attempts.
How to use the worksheet?
This worksheet can be used during sessions with the client. This worksheet provides required information regarding the client’s suicidal behavior that will be beneficial in the prevention of suicide.