Introduction to the Suicide Prevention Research Prioritization Task Force Special Supplement

Abstract. The International Association for Suicide Prevention created a Task Force on Suicide in Prisons to better disseminate the information in this domain. One of its objectives was to summarize suicide-prevention activities in the prison systems. This study of the Task Force uncovered many differences between countries, although mental health professionals remain central in all suicide prevention activities. Inmate peer-support and correctional officers also play critical roles in suicide prevention but there is great variation in the involvement of outside community workers. These differences could be explained by the availability of resources, by the structure of the correctional and community services, but mainly by the different paradigms about suicide prevention. While there is a common and traditional paradigm that suicide prevention services are mainly offered to individuals by mental health services, correctional systems differ in the way they include (or not) other partners of suicide prevention: correctional officers, other employees, peer inmates, chaplains/priests, and community workers. Circumstances, history, and national cultures may explain such diversity but they might also depend on the basic way we think about suicide prevention at both individual and environmental levels.

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Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force: Executive Order No. 96-22

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e544142010-001 ◽

1996 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Keyword(s):

Suicide Prevention ◽

Task Force ◽

Executive Order ◽

Youth Suicide

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Suicide prevention research grants

Corporate Philanthropy Report ◽

10.1002/cprt.31014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 (8) ◽

pp. 14-15

Keyword(s):

Suicide Prevention ◽

Prevention Research ◽

Research Grants

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Telecommunication and Suicide Prevention: Hopes and Challenges for the New Century

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/om.55.3.e ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 237-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Karolina E. Krysinska ◽

Diego De Leo

Keyword(s):

Suicide Prevention ◽

Crisis Intervention ◽

Suicide Risk ◽

Prevention Research ◽

Suicide Risk Assessment ◽

Training And Education ◽

Wide Range ◽

Prevention Training ◽

Suicide Prevention Training ◽

Internet Telephone

Development of information technology has created new opportunities and challenges in suicide prevention, research, and clinical practice. This article presents an overview of the wide range of telecommunication-based suicide prevention approaches. Interventions using the Internet, telephone, and videoconferencing are discussed, including crisis intervention, referral, and support, suicide risk assessment, psychotherapy for individuals at risk, and online-based suicide prevention training and education. Research regarding effectiveness of telecommunication-based suicide prevention in various demographic and clinical populations is reviewed, as well as concerns regarding this type of intervention. Future areas of research and development in the use of telecommunication media in prevention of suicide are discussed.

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Leveraging data science to enhance suicide prevention research: a literature review

Injury Prevention ◽

10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044322 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. injuryprev-2021-044322

Author(s):

Avital Rachelle Wulz ◽

Royal Law ◽

Jing Wang ◽

Amy Funk Wolkin

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Literature Review ◽

Injury Prevention ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Data Science ◽

Population Level ◽

Individual Risk ◽

Prevention Research ◽

Science Method ◽

Individual Level

ObjectiveThe purpose of this research is to identify how data science is applied in suicide prevention literature, describe the current landscape of this literature and highlight areas where data science may be useful for future injury prevention research.DesignWe conducted a literature review of injury prevention and data science in April 2020 and January 2021 in three databases.MethodsFor the included 99 articles, we extracted the following: (1) author(s) and year; (2) title; (3) study approach (4) reason for applying data science method; (5) data science method type; (6) study description; (7) data source and (8) focus on a disproportionately affected population.ResultsResults showed the literature on data science and suicide more than doubled from 2019 to 2020, with articles with individual-level approaches more prevalent than population-level approaches. Most population-level articles applied data science methods to describe (n=10) outcomes, while most individual-level articles identified risk factors (n=27). Machine learning was the most common data science method applied in the studies (n=48). A wide array of data sources was used for suicide research, with most articles (n=45) using social media and web-based behaviour data. Eleven studies demonstrated the value of applying data science to suicide prevention literature for disproportionately affected groups.ConclusionData science techniques proved to be effective tools in describing suicidal thoughts or behaviour, identifying individual risk factors and predicting outcomes. Future research should focus on identifying how data science can be applied in other injury-related topics.

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Recruitment of women veterans into suicide prevention research: Improving response rates with enhanced recruitment materials and multiple survey modalities

Research in Nursing & Health ◽

10.1002/nur.22065 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (5) ◽

pp. 538-547

Author(s):

Laurel A. Gaeddert ◽

Alexandra L. Schneider ◽

Christin N. Miller ◽

Lindsey L. Monteith ◽

Lisa A. Brenner ◽

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Keyword(s):

Suicide Prevention ◽

Women Veterans ◽

Response Rates ◽

Prevention Research

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Practice‐Based Suicide Prevention Research Centers (NIMH)

Federal Grants & Contracts ◽

10.1002/fgc.31258 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 44 (18) ◽

pp. 8-8

Keyword(s):

Suicide Prevention ◽

Prevention Research ◽

Research Centers

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How is Participating in Suicide Prevention Activities Experienced by Those with Lived and Living Experiences of Suicide in Australia? A Qualitative Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17134635 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (13) ◽

pp. 4635

Author(s):

Sarah Wayland ◽

Kathy McKay ◽

Myfanwy Maple

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Policy Development ◽

Best Practice ◽

Prevention Research ◽

Emotional Labour ◽

Best Practice Guidelines ◽

Prevention Activities ◽

The Impact

People with a lived experience of suicide are commonly included within suicide prevention research. This includes participation in conferences, policy development, research and other activities. Yet little is known about the impact on the person in the long term of regularly sharing one’s experience to different audiences and, in some cases, to a schedule not of your choosing. This qualitative study asked twenty people to share their reflections of being lived experience representatives within suicide prevention. Participants varied in the length of time they had been sharing their stories, and how they shared with different audiences. These narratives were thematically analysed within a reflective framework, including field notes. Four broad themes were noted that highlighted participants’ recommendations as to how the lived experience speaker training could grow alongside suicide prevention activities to facilitate safe activities that include a shared understanding of the expected outcome from participation. The environment for people with lived experience of suicide to tell their stories already exists, meaning that the suicide prevention sector needs to move quickly to ensure people understand the variety of spaces where lived experience needs to be incorporated, evaluated and better supported. When lived experience is a valued inclusion in the creation of effective and appropriate suicide prevention research and interventions, those who share their experience must be valued and supported in a way that reflects this. This study recommends strategies to practically and emotionally support speakers, including ways to ensure debriefing and support, which can enhance the longevity of the speakers in the suicide prevention space by valuing the practical and emotional labour required to be suicide prevention representatives, with an outcome recommendation for best practice guidelines for those who engage people with lived experience in suicide prevention activities.

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