Reevaluating Suicide Risk Screening in Preadolescents: Beyond Safety Toward Strategic Integration—Authors’ Reply

Laura Hennefield; Renee J. Thompson; Deanna M. Barch; Katherine R. Luking; Joan L. Luby

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.004

Reevaluating Suicide Risk Screening in Preadolescents: Beyond Safety Toward Strategic Integration—Authors’ Reply

Laura Hennefield
, Renee J. Thompson
, Deanna M. Barch
, Katherine R. Luking
, Joan L. Luby

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We thank Zou et al.1 for their thoughtful letter in support of our recent article demonstrating the relative safety of suicide-risk screening in preadolescents.2 Their Letter to the Editor, “Reevaluating Suicide Risk Screening in Preadolescents: Beyond Safety Toward Strategic Integration,” underscores the importance of not only considering safety but also prioritizing the strategic and developmentally appropriate integration of suicide-risk screening into pediatric settings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	328-330
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume	65
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.004
State	Published - Mar 2026

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