Youth endorses thoughts about a wish to be dead or not alive anymore, or wish to fall asleep and not wake up.
2) Current suicidal thoughts
Youth has general thoughts of ending one’s life/die by suicide without any specific method, intent or plan (Ex. I’ve thought about killing myself…)
3) Suicidal thoughts w/ Method (w/no specific Plan or Intent or act)
Youth has thought of at least one method with not a specific plan, intent, or act (Ex. I thought about taking an overdose but no specific plan as to when, where, or how).
4) Suicidal Intent without Specific Plan
Youth has active suicidal thoughts with some intent to act on thoughts but no specific plan
Youth has thoughts of killing oneself with details of plan fully or partially worked out and subject has some intent to carry it out (Ex. date, time, location).
6) C-SSRS Suicidal Behavior
Examples: Collected pills, obtained a gun, gave away valuables, wrote a will or suicide note, took out pills but didn’t swallow any, held a gun but changed your mind or it was grabbed from your hand, went to the roof but didn’t jump; or actually took pills, tried to shoot yourself, cut yourself, tried to hang yourself, etc.
