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Rethinking Suicide Prevention in Corrections “Suicide is a leading cause of death in jails and prisons.”

Suicide is a leading cause of death in jails and prisons. Often blamed on policy failures, system breakdowns, or inadequate assessments, they can result in costly and preventable litigation. To help you meet this complex challenge, our specialized experts in suicide prevention at ACA have developed a new and powerful tool for identifying the root causes of suicides in jails and prisons. ACA’s Correctional Root Cause Analysis (CRCA) for Suicide Prevention Programs in jails and prisons provides a sustainable approach for assessing the underlying and systemic factors impacting suicide risk. Your CRCA will: Creating a Culture of Safety

360° Analysis

Leadership

Treatment

Operations

Frontline

• Identify the causes of suicides in prisons and jails and determine which factors are root cause factors; • Examine the underlying reasons for suicides by using both qualitative and quantitative assessment techniques; • Produce a concise SWOT analysis for sustainable outcomes; • Deliver a succinct executive-level report. Our team of highly qualified mental health and security experts will complete your CRCA quickly and efficiently. No names are recorded. Everything is confidential. Facilities using CRCA have given us very positive feedback. If you are looking for a reliable solution for a sustainable suicide prevention program in your facilities, please contact us for information about how you can have us deliver a Correctional Root Cause Analysis (CRCA) for your jail or prison’s suicide prevention program.

Office of Correction Health Care Director, Office of Correctional Health, Terri Catlett, 703.224.0048 Director, Correctional Mental Health, Dr. Dean Aufderheide 703.980.8564

Reference: https://www.statista.com/chart/28290/suicide-rates-in-us-jails prisons-and-general-public/

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