Collaborating to support school reintegration following suicide-related crises: Voices from the field

Adolescent psychiatric hospitalization for suicide-related crises continues to rise. Although previous reviews have identified frameworks for supporting youth as they return to school settings, there is a need to identify and address barriers to collaboration across hospitals and schools. This quali...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Psychological services 2024-06
Main Authors: Marraccini, Marisa E, Middleton, Telieha J, Delgaty, Lauren E, Hardrick, Maya J, Walker, Kiera J O, Sherrill, Makayla, Pittleman, Cari, Griffard, Megan Rauch, Vanderburg, Juliana L, Emmerich, Lacie, Cruz, Christina M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent Development
Adolescent Psychiatry
Collaboration
Crises
Female
Hospitals
Human
Institutional Schools
Male
Psychiatric Hospitalization
Reintegration
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Adolescent psychiatric hospitalization for suicide-related crises continues to rise. Although previous reviews have identified frameworks for supporting youth as they return to school settings, there is a need to identify and address barriers to collaboration across hospitals and schools. This qualitative study explored school and hospital professional perspectives to inform a pathway toward partnership for improving practices for school reintegration. As part of a larger project that has been developing guidelines for adolescent school reintegration following psychiatric hospitalization for suicide-related crises, the present study explored professional perceptions of (a) school interactions during hospital stays and (b) recommendations for adolescents, families, school professionals, and hospital professionals. We conducted in-depth interviews with 19 school professionals and seven hospital professionals and analyzed transcribed interviews using Applied Thematic Analysis. Communication and collaboration emerged as cross-cutting themes across research questions, with additional themes considered across a continuum of care. Findings inform the ways in which professionals can collaborate to support adolescent recovery, spanning universal approaches implemented in advance of a crisis to approaches enacted during and following psychiatric care. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
ISSN:1541-1559
1939-148X
1939-148X
DOI:10.1037/ser0000873