Interdepartmental cooperation in prevention auto- and heteroaggressive behavior of minors

The growing trend in the number of shootings cases in schools determines the need to take preventive measures to identify minors at risk of committing socially dangerous acts. The purpose is to determine approaches for interdepartmental interaction between specialized medical organizations and educational organizations in the aspect of minors auto- and heteroaggressive behavior preventing. Materials and methods. Behavioral indicators and psychological characteristics of adolescents who planned or committed attacks on educational institutions, minors with autoaggressive behavior who underwent complex forensic psychological and psychiatric examinations at the FSBI “NMIC PN named after V.P. Serbsky” of the Ministry of Health of Russia are analyzed. Results. In 2022, a new version of the «Methodological materials on the signs of deviations, the actions of education system specialists in situations of social risks and prevention of deviant behavior of students» was introduced into the educational process (methodological development “Prevention Navigator”). One of the new aspects is a block dedicated to identifying the risk of an attack on an educational organization (signs of the risk of committing a particularly dangerous act and a special algorithm of actions). The article describes aspects of the interaction of educational organizations with specialized medical institutions in the context of identifying such students and preventing socially dangerous behavior of minors. Conclusion. The current system of interaction between educational institutions and medical organizations specializing in the field of mental health of children and adolescents requires improvement and legal support

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