Perhaps exacerbated by the pandemic, there has been growing public attention on mental health concerns, including an increased risk for suicide. This study, lead by Dr. Edwin Boudreaux in the Emergency Department at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, involves evaluation emergency department protocols including screening designed to identify patients at risk for suicide. Study results will provide insight into the use of telehealth intervention at the emergency department level for behavioral health care and suicide risk evaluation. The study remains ongoing, and eventual outcomes will be used to inform best practices in emergency departments across the country.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• McGinty, Taylor

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121738
• E-project-042524-135532

Stichwort

• Suicide prevention
• best practices
• telehealth
• emergency department

Advisor

• Rulfs, Jill

Year

• 2024

Sponsor

• Dr. Edwin Boudreaux
• UMass Memorial Medical School - Emergency Research Department

Date created

• 2024-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Source

• E-project-042524-135532

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Zuletzt geändert

• 2024-05-22