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January 2007
 Technical Assistance Report on Suicide Prevention Practices Within
the Massachusetts Department of Correction
The
Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) requested this
statewide review of suicide prevention practices in April 2006 The
review started in September and ended in December 2006.
In the review of the DOC system, the researcher made 29
recommendations in eight general categories to improve the system to
reduce the inmate suicide rate. They included: staff training,
identification and screening, communication, housing, levels of
supervision, intervention, reporting, and follow up/mortality
review. DOC intends to use the plan as a roadmap to improve suicide
prevention efforts.
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