Technical Assistance Report on Suicide Prevention Practices Within the Massachusetts Department of Correction
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 . . .
