Youth Suicide Intervention & Prevention Services

OASIS is a collaborative model between CCYSB and Community Health Partners – Carroll Hospital Behavioral Health, Pediatric & Family Medicine Practices, Carroll County Health Department, Carroll County Local Care Team – to expand suicide and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) consultations and risk assessment services for youth.

OASIS provides youth and families an alternative to the traditional mode of risk assessment through a hospital’s emergency department (ED). Interventions through the ED are necessary for emergency, life-threatening self-injurious thoughts and behaviors – suicidal ideation with plan and intent, suicide attempts, and medical treatment for self-injury to name a few. OASIS, part of an outpatient behavioral health setting, reduces anxiety, cost, wait time, and lengthy medical triaging protocols. Community Health Providers meeting with youth and families during routine medical/well visits, or social services that have concerns about a child’s risk for suicide or self-injury can contact OASIS for a consultation in order to facilitate a referral. Families referred are screened by a licensed therapist who makes recommendations that range from creating a safety plan, psychoeducation about suicide and self-injury, check-in’s with a Peer Support Specialist, to same-day emergency assessments.

Community Health Providers wanting to partner with this initiative should contact Bobby Jarrett, LCPC for orientation to procedures, which includes access to the dedicated on-call phone number.

This service is designed to address urgent matters involving self-injurious thoughts and behaviors through prioritized one-time consultations and assessments. Ongoing therapeutic services at CCYSB are not guaranteed.