#9 “How can we do better?” Clackamas County Jail’s Intentional Approach to Suicide Prevention (Part 1 of 2)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Captain Lee Eby, Clackamas County Jail Commander; and Galli Murray, Clackamas County Health, Housing, and Human Services Suicide Prevention Coordinator discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Collaborative mapping of the incarceration process and data collection to uncover opportunities for improvements to the system;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Common myths about suicide; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The impact of suicide on fellow Adult In Custody (AIC) and the staff, as well as to the loved ones of the person who died;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Normalizing talking about suicide; and</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">An improved screening process for suicide. </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us next time for Part 2 of our conversation, as we talk about more improvements to Clackamas County’s Program. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the intersection between criminal justice and behavioral health in Oregon, please reach out to us through our website at</span> <a href="http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and Facebook page at</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We’d love to hear from you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links to topics in this podcast:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brief Jail Mental Health Screen</span> <a href= "https://www.prainc.com/?product=brief-jail-mental-health-screen"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.prainc.com/?product=brief