An important letter discussing the signs someone is considering suicide.

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Click anywhere in this box to view the MCPS Suicide Prevention/Intervention Handbook.

Brief Screen for Adolescent Depression (BSAD)

The Brief Screen for Adolescent Depression (BSAD ) is a depression screening tool for teens and adolescents. In the Parent Version, you are asked to answer questions about your child. The BSAD does not definitively diagnose a teen or adolescent as clinically depressed, but it does give an indication of whether he or she should be referred to a health care professional (medical doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurse, counselor or social worker) for further evaluation.

EJ Breve Questionario de la Depresion para Adolescentes (BSAD en Ingles) es una evaluaci6n de la depresion para j6venes y adolescentes. En la versi6n para los Padres, Ie pedimos contestar las preguntas acerca de su nino/a. El BSAD no es un diagnostico definitivo para un joven ni para un adolescente de que esta cIinicamente depresivo/a, pero da una indicaci6n de si el o ella deben ser referidos a un profesional del cuidado de salud (doctor medico, psiquiatra, psic6logo, enfermero/a, consejero/a o trabajador/a social) para una evaluaci6n mas detallada.