scholarly journals Issue Brief A Report of the NCIOM Task Force on Suicide Prevention and Intervention Plan A Report of the NCIOM Task Force on Suicide Prevention and Intervention

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 413-416
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Intervention Plan

Preventing Suicide in Prisons, Part II

Crisis ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc S. Daigle ◽  
Anasseril E. Daniel ◽  
Greg E. Dear ◽  
Patrick Frottier ◽  
Lindsay M. Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Task Force ◽  
International Association ◽  
Correctional Officers ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Correctional Systems ◽  
Prevention Activities ◽  
Prison Systems

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.

Introduction to the Suicide Prevention Research Prioritization Task Force Special Supplement

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. S102-S105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane L. Pearson ◽  
Cynthia A. Claassen ◽  
Chelsea L. Booth
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Research Prioritization ◽  
Special Supplement

Cultural Stigma Manifested in Official Suicide Death in South Korea

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 386-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Soo Im ◽  
B. C. Ben Park ◽  
Kathryn Strother Ratcliff
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Accurate Data ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Suicide Death ◽  
Cultural Stigma ◽  
National Statistical Office

This article examines the cultural sources of underreported suicide deaths in South Korea. It analyzes two sets of suicide data compiled by two different government agencies. Noting the considerable undercounting of suicide deaths compiled by the National Statistical Office, it explores how the underreporting is linked to the Confucian norm of familism. Despite an effort to improve the quality of official suicide data, a reform in the death system is needed in order to gather accurate data for a better understanding of the increased suicides as well as for the development of more effective suicide prevention and intervention strategies.

scholarly journals Reflecting on lived experience: Suicide prevention and the importance of social work in mental health

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-18
Author(s):  
Behiye Ali ◽  
Barbara Staniforth ◽  
Carole Adamson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand

INTRODUCTION: National suicide prevention strategies and action plans have, historically, been written without input from consumers/current users of mental health services. People who could arguably be seen as experts in this area are rarely asked for their knowledge regarding the efficacy of suicide prevention and intervention efforts. The aims of this study were to gain further insight into the effectiveness of suicide prevention intervention in Aotearoa New Zealand by asking service users “What works?” and to promote lived experience as a valid form of evidence. This article focuses on the importance of a holistic model of health and wellbeing and highlights the role played by social workers, both currently and in the future, regarding suicide prevention and intervention efforts.METHODS: Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals with lived experience of suicidal ideation and/or attempt.FINDINGS: Using thematic analysis, a variety of interventions were identified which participants found effective, including exercise, addressing physical health needs, practising mindfulness, use of medications and spirituality. These interventions, and others, are presented as themes within a framework of people, body, mind and spirit.CONCLUSIONS: It is important to view health holistically, and social workers can make an important contribution towards wellbeing through the provision of psychosocial interventions. Also, it is crucial to involve individuals with lived experience within research that informs policy and practice, and within collaborative treatment decisions.

A model of suicide prevention and intervention for rural areas

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
James B. Gray ◽  
Geneva Cannon
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Suicide Prevention Programs

The increase of suicide in younger populations has forced communities to develop prevention and intervention programs. A systems theory approach to the development of community based suicide prevention programs is reviewed in this paper. The model employs three levels: awareness, intervention, and postvention. Program results are reported and the feasibility of utilizing the model in rural and isolated settings is discussed.

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