TABLE 1—

Criteria of the Suicide Risk Screen for Identifying At-Risk Youths

Criteria Set 1 (Evidence of Any 1)	Criteria Set 2 (Evidence of Any 2)
High suicidal ideation (≥ 2 on a 0 to 3 scalea; ≥ 3 times in past month owing to alcohol or drug use, on a 0 to 6 scaleb )	Moderate suicidal ideation (≥ 1 on a 0 to 3 scalea; ≥ 1 time in past month owing to alcohol or drug use, on a 0 to 6 scalec )
Serious depression (≥ 1.7 on a 0 to 3 scalea )	Moderate depression (≥ 1 on a 0 to 3 scalea)
Previous suicide attempts (≥ 1 in past year)	Indirect/direct threats of suicide (≥ 1 on a 0 to 3 scalea; ≥ 1 in past year on a 0 to 6 scaleb)
	High drug use, polydrug use, and/or drug use problems (on a 0 to 6 scalec: alcohol use ≥ 4, marijuana use ≥ 3, hard drug use ≥ 2, polydrug use ≥ 2, drug use problems ≥ 2)

^a 0 = never, 1 = sometimes, 2 = usually, 3 = always.

^b 0 = not at all, 1 = once, 2 = twice, 3 = 3 times, 4 = 4 times, 5 = 5 times, 6 = 6 or more times.

^c 0 = not at all, 1 = once, 2 = 2 or 3 times, 3 = about once per week, 4 = several times per week, 5 = almost every day, 6 = every day during the past month.