Chapter List Guidelines In a nutshellAbout these guidelinesPart A: About co-occurring conditionsPart B: Responding to co-occurring conditionsB1: Holistic health careB2: Trauma-informed careB3: Identifying co-occurring conditionsB4: Assessing riskRisk assessmentSuicidalitySuicide Risk ScreenerWhen to complete the Suicide Risk ScreenerWarning signs for suicideProtective factorsSafety planResponding to chronic suicidalityDomestic and family violenceB5: Coordinating careB6: Approaches to co-occurring conditionsB7: Managing and treating specific disordersB8: Worker self-carePart C: Specific population groupsAppendicesAbbreviationsGlossaryReferencesDisclaimer and acknowledgements Download full Guidelines Order a free hard copy When to complete the Suicide Risk Screener Download page It is vital that suicide risk assessment be conducted at various points throughout treatment, and should not be viewed as a one-off event. Assessing risk should be conducted at particularly significant transition points within treatment (e.g., intake, discharge), as well as times when crisis is clearly visible [389, 545]. In addition to conducting risk assessments at fixed points throughout treatment, it is important that AOD workers respond to their own informal assessment and conduct additional screening depending on a client’s presentation, behaviour, personal situation and/or circumstances, or ominous statements [545]. Download section Previous Next