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Preventing Suicide and Mental Health Crisis in Children and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder

December 4, 2020 at 12:00 pm - December 4, 2020 at 1:00 pm
Online Event

Suicide thoughts and actions have been recognized as problems in the general population of children and young adults throughout the world, with even greater concerns in those on the autism spectrum. Drs. Lipkin and Rybczynski have conducted research on this problem in a national sample and have initiated a program of suicide screening and intervention at their specialty medical center for identifying children at risk for suicide and related concerns. During this program, they will share their research findings and talk about measures being taken for suicide prevention. They will also share the plans for their new research project being funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention aimed at improved suicide screening of children with autism and other developmental disabilities.

Our Autism Response Team (ART) is specially trained to connect people with autism, their families, and caretakers to information, tools, and resources.

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