Science AMA Series: I'm Tyler Black, a Suicidologist and Medical Director of the CAPE Unit at BC Children's Hospital. On World Suicide Prevention Day, please ask me anything about Suicide Prevention!

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My name is Tyler Black, and I am a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. I have been the Medical Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergency Department for 8 years, working approximately 400 admitted youth and families and over 1,000 emergency department patients per year.

My primary research interest is suicidology. I have published articles on the utilization of emergency departments for psychiatric services, the use of psychotropic medications, and authored and edited textbooks on Emergency Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology. I am currently finishing up a paper linking school days and months to increased suicide risk in adolescents, highlighting the stress and distress caused by school in young people as they attend their full-time job, school. I have authored the ASARI (Assessment of Suicide and Risk Inventory), a free-to-use clinical tool for the documentation of suicide risk in a helpful and protective way.

You can see one of my talks on Suicide Risk Assessment in Children & Adolescents here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1VOX5h-pU4

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day – where a (hopefully appropriate) spotlight on suicide prevention raises awareness to the tremendous amount of resources and support that exist out there in the world for people who are struggling with suicidal thinking.

So please, Ask Me Anything about the science of suicide, suicide prevention, suicide prevention training, the media’s reporting of suicide, risk documentation, or other topics you can think of!

WARNING: Suicidal thinking can be increased by reading about, or discussing, topics relating to suicide. Please be aware that the topics inside this AMA could be triggering or overwhelming for some. If you find yourself needing to reach out, please be aware of local and national crisis lines (http://ift.tt/1eh2XiW has a helpful list), find someone to talk to, or seek help at your local emergency health facility. Help is available and people with suicidal thinking receiving help experience significant relief and positive outcomes!

">Science AMA Series: I'm Tyler Black, a Suicidologist and Medical Director of the CAPE Unit at BC Children's Hospital. On World Suicide Prevention Day, please ask me anything about Suicide Prevention!