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Acute Trajectory/Pretrial Chronic Trajectory/Incarcerated Age of suicide completion Younger (20–25 years) Older (>30 years Adversity burden ++++ ++ Length of adversity burden Short Long Event inciting suicide Major: incarceration itself Minor: conflict of some sort Timing of suicide relative to incarceration Early during incarceration19 Late in incarceration. Suicide risk increases with length of incarceration1 Life Sphere Individual With Low Adversity Burden Individual With High Adversity Burden Place of residence 0, stably housed 2, often homeless Parent–child relationship 1, has not had any contact with parents 1, has not had any contact with parents Emotional-romantic relationship 1, infrequent, unstable relationships 2, no romantic relationships Adult family life 2, unstable, chaotic 2, unstable, chaotic Episodes of personal difficulty 0, no recent difficulties 2, was recently assaulted Academic life 1, completed high school with difficulty 2, did not finish high school, has learning disability Professional life 0, has had consistent employment 2, has not maintained employment Social life 1, has some friends 2, does not endorse having any friends Dimensions of loss/separation/departures 1, ended a romantic relationship 1, loss of pet Other social adversity 0, no significant social changes 0, no significant social changes Protective factors −2, hopes to regain job & relationship 0, does not have any goal for future Help seeking/services −2, sporadic substance use treatment 0, not interested in any treatments Drug use 1, uses marijuana weekly 2, daily use of multiple substances Total adversity burden score 4 18 - Table 3
Intake Information at Correctional Services Canada and Relationship to Life-Trajectory Model
Childhood Adolescence Adult Peri-Arrest • Family violence (PR) • Less than high school diploma (AL) • Unstable job history (PL) • Social assistance previous years (PL) • Limited attachment to family unit (PR) • Less than grade 10 or equivalent (AL) • Absent employment history (PL) • Limited positive leisure activities (OSA) • Negative relationship with parents (PR) • Youth court appearances (EPD) • Financial instability (OSA) • Limited community attachment (SL) • Abuse (PR) • Victim of spousal abuse (AF) • Use of community resources (PF) • Adult court appearances (EPD) • Unemployed at arrest (PL) • Unstable housing past year (POR) Life spheres measurable by data available from Correctional Services Canada: parent–child relationship (PR), place of residence (POR), adult family life (AF), episodes of personal difficulty (EPD), academic life (AL), professional life (PL), social life (SL), other social adversity (OSA), and protective factors (PF).
Unmeasurable life spheres: emotional–romantic relationships; dimensions of losses, separations, and departures; help-seeking/use of services, and drug use.
