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12.1.25 Triage & De-escalation: Acute Adolescent Crisis Management
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Connecticut Children

10 Columbus Blvd.
Hartford, CT 06105
General Information
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Wednesday, December 1, 2027
60 minutes
Connecticut Children's
Virtual Conference Room
AY26 Pediatric Podcast Pearls (on-demand)
Connecticut Children's
Objectives
  • Assess and stratify the immediate risk for self-harm or harm to others in adolescents presenting with suicidal ideation (SI), guiding appropriate triage decisions (e.g., home, EMPS, ER).
  • Utilize effective in-office de-escalation strategies and immediately establish core safety measures for pediatric patients experiencing an acute psychological crisis.
  • Integrate knowledge of adolescent confidentiality laws and high-risk factors (trauma, LGBTQ+ status) to structure challenging patient encounters and determine appropriate parental involvement.
Presentations and Speakers
12.1.25 Triage & De-escalation: Acute Adolescent Crisis Management
  • Amy Signore, PhD - Connecticut Children's
Available Credits/Points
  • Connecticut Children's Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • The Connecticut Children's designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statements
Speakers:
Amy Signore, PhD has no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

Connecticut Children's is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Connecticut Children's awards this live activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. • Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty participating in Continuing Medical Education activities sponsored by Connecticut Children’s are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or perceived conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content. The planners, activity director and speaker(s) do not have a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organizations that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation. The speaker(s) will not be discussing the use of any off-label product.
This activity is not commercially supported.
Accreditation Statement
  • Connecticut Children's is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Connecticut Children's takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
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