Suicide in Jails

Presented by, A. E. Daniel, MD

Dr. Anasseril E. Daniel, will provide an overview of his latest book, Suicide in Jails and Prisons: Preventive and Legal Perspectives. If you are a social worker, counselor, work as a behavorial health professional in the corrections system, any other behavioral health profession or a lawyer interested in learning more about suicide, you may be interested in attending this one-hour talk as the author will discuss his book.

The book will provide the reader with techniques, guidance and prevention strategies in jails and prisons. Families who have lost a loved one to suicide will find this resource helpful as well. If you are an attorney, a road map for conducting an objective analysis to support or refute a claim.

Objectives:

• inmate suicide risk identification
• suicide risk assessment
• 3 best practices in suicide prevention
• preventive steps to save lives
• legal principles of malpractice and deliberate indifference lawsuits
• how to select an expert consultant and/or a witness.