Resource Tag: COMMUNITY WORKERS

Introduction: Gatekeeper (GK) training is a suicide prevention strategy in which community members learn to identify individuals at risk of suicide and refer them for appropriate help. Despite its widespread use, few studies  have investigated its effects, including changes in helping behaviors. Aims: To assess the impact of GK training on participants’ knowledge, recognition of […]

Background: The public health sector has advocated for more innovative, technology-based, suicide prevention education for the community, to improve their ability to detect and respond to suicide risk. Emerging evidence suggests addressing the bystander effect through the Bystander Intervention Model (BIM) in education material may have potential for suicide prevention. Aims: The current study aimed to assess whether […]

Suicide is a relatively common event in those seeking psychiatric care. However, its impact is nonetheless traumatic and devastating for those involved in the care of the patient. Community mental health teams (CMHTs) address every aspect of a patient’s life, which creates a unique relationship between the team and the patient. Patient suicide can have […]

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Community care provided by crisis resolution home treatment teams is used increasingly as an alternative to admission to psychiatric wards. No systematic analysis has been done of the safety of these teams in terms of rates of suicide. We aimed to compare the rate and number of suicides among patients under the care of crisis […]

This research set out to identify gaps in services & existing policies in addressing suicide among young rural men in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Data were obtained from interviews with service providers & focus group discussions with 15 young men. Results indicated none of the service providers had a specific focus on the problem of suicide […]

In this proposal, the Irish Association of Suicidology has set key priorities in relation to suicide & deliberate self-harm prevention, including: providing training to agencies working with people who are unemployed &/or experiencing financial hardship; guidelines for assessment & aftercare of deliberate self-harm presentations to emergency departments; expanding the Suicide Support & Information System; accreditation […]

In this letter to the editor, the authors discuss the importance of communication with social care services when assessing elderly patients. They are more likely than specialist mental health teams to know the older person well through their provision of services related to disability or long-term conditions. General practitioners also have much to contribute because […]

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This report has 4 sections. The first provides the context for the literature review, describes Community Helpers, gives an outline of the report, & the literature review methodology. The second section is on the incidence of youth mental illness, youth suicide in Canada & Alberta, suicidal behaviour, risk & protective factors, & mental illness, stigma, […]

This document is the “Quick reference guide” to the full clinical guidelines.

“Widening the Circle: Developing Partnerships for Aboriginal Mental Health,” took place September 26-28th, 1997 at the Institute of Community & Family Psychiatry of the Sir Mortimer B. DavisÑJewish General Hospital.

This pamphlet provides general information for community workers who are helping a client who may be suicidal.

The purpose of this Code of Ethics is to provide: a guide for people working with young people to assist them in maintaining professional practice & quality service; a guide for young people, their families & communities as to what standards of conduct they should be able to expect from service providers; & an outline […]

This presentation discussed the role of crisis accommodation services in the prevention of suicide. Prioritising, communication, connection, case management, & interagency referrals were described as means of prevention. The issue of client rights in relation to crisis accommodation & the role of suicide intervention was addressed. Quality of life issues & interactive in-house education as […]

In recent years in Aotearoa/New Zealand, the Maori mental health worker has been emerging as a key figure within multidisciplinary teams which work in the assessment, treatment, & support of Maori people who experience mental illness. However, there is an inherent conflict for mental health workers who must decide to whom they are ultimately responsible […]

See SIEC #1998-0260 for information on the Resource Manual.

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This guide has been written for First Nations & Inuit people in Canada who are undertaking community based research projects. Approaching research from a basic perspective, the step-by-step guide explains general research procedures. Sections include: an introduction to research, different types of research, creating a research design, evaluation, & a final report.