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Closing the gap between screening and depression prevention: A qualitative stdy on barriers and facilitators from the perspective of public health professionals in a school-based prevention approach
Background: The prevalence of depression has increased among adolescents in western countries. Prevention is needed to reduce the number of adolescents who experience depression and to avoid negative consequences, including suicide. Several preventive interventions are found to be promising, especially multi-modal approaches, for example combining screening and preventive intervention. However, an important bottleneck arises during the […]
Road transport suicide prevention
This report details research undertaken to investigate and understand the scope of suicides in road transport, to establish mechanisms to appropriately monitor over time and seek to reduce its impact. The report comprises four project streams defined and completed by an expert group, including Communications and Language, Data, Interventions and Research. Project methodology included in-depth […]
Secondary mental health service utilisation following emergency department contact for suicidal behaviour: A systematic review
Objective: Engagement with secondary mental health services after an emergency department presentation with suicidal behaviours may be an important strategy for reducing the risk of repeat attempts. Our aim was to examine secondary mental health service contact following a presentation to emergency department with suicidal behaviours. Methods: A systematic review of papers published between 2000 and 2020 […]
Research utility and limitations of textual data in the National Violent Death Reporting System: A scoping review and recommendations
Background Many studies of injury deaths rely on mortality data that contain limited contextual information about decedents. The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) is unique among such data systems in that each observation includes both quantitative variables and qualitative texts (called “narratives”) abstracted from original source documents. These narratives provide rich data regarding salient […]
Understanding self-harm and suicidal behaviours in South Asian communities in the UK: Systematic review and meta-synthesis
Background: Previous findings have indicated that self-harm and suicide are associated with different rates, and different risk and protective factors in South Asian people compared with White people in the UK. Substantial qualitative research has explored experiences of self-harm and suicide in South Asian people. Aims: The study aims to review the existing qualitative evidence on self-harm […]
Spanish validation of the interpersonal needs questionnaire and the acquired capability for suicide scale among Mexican university students
Introduction: the rate of death by suicide has increased in Mexico, representing a significant public health problem. To prevent and treat this phenomenon, it is crucial to identify reliable suicide risk factors among Mexicans. The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide has demonstrated empirical support for the role of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and acquired capability in […]
Maternal incarceration increases the risk of self-harm but not suicide: A matched cohort study
Aims: Children of incarcerated mothers are at increased risk of experiencing multiple adversity such as poverty, mental illness and contact with child protection services (CPS), including being taken into out of home care (OOHC). However, little is known about whether these children are at increased risk of suicide or self-harm compared to children not exposed […]
Suicide and the economy: A regional analysis of Italy
This note investigates the empirical pattern of suicides across Italy over the last 15 years. Typically, a country shares similar basic cultural and social macro-features. Yet in Italy there are marked variations across the regions such that it provides a useful setting to examine the economic factors that influence suicidality. The results align with some earlier […]
The relationship between working alliance and treatment outcome in an internet-based grief therapy for people bereaved by suicide
Background Working alliance is an important component in the therapy process, however its’ role in bereavement interventions has rarely been studied. This study investigates the relationship between working alliance and treatment outcome, the change of working alliance throughout therapy and patient characteristics as predictors of working alliance. Methods Data from a randomized controlled trial including […]
Pathway to injury prevention: Review part 2
On March 13, 2023, the Manager of Provincial Injury Prevention (PIP) asked members of the Injury Prevention Coordinating Committee (IPCC) to review the March 2023 draft of the Pathway to Injury Prevention (Pathway) and answer seven review questions. Integrated into the March draft was feedback that was provided by Alberta Health Services (AHS) zone and […]
Pathway to injury prevention: Review part 1
On January 9, 2023, Provincial Injury Prevention (PIP) asked members of the Suicide Prevention, Domestic Violence Prevention, and Unintentional Injury Prevention Direction Setting Committees, and staff from 16 Alberta Health Services’ zone and provincial teams1 to review the Pathway to Injury Prevention (Pathway). PIP asked these groups to review the December 2022 draft version of […]
Pathway to injury prevention
The Pathway to Injury Prevention (Pathway) was developed to provide direction and guidance to Alberta Health Services (AHS) Provincial Injury Prevention (PIP) team, AHS Zones, other provincial AHS teams, and Alberta-wide partners with a vested interest in injury prevention. The Pathway is upstream and equity-centered and uses a population health approach. The Pathway framework addresses […]
Evaluation of the risk identification for suicide and enhanced care model in a Native American community
Objective To prospectively validate a statistical risk model implemented in a community setting and evaluate whether use of this model was associated with improved reach of evidence-based care and reduced subsequent suicide-related behavior among high-risk individuals. Design, Setting, and Participants This prognostic study, done in partnership with the White Mountain Apache Tribe, used data collected by the […]
Identifying occupation groups for suicide prevention: A statewide data linkage study
Objective: To identify suicide rates by occupation category in Utah and describe the hospital history and circumstances of suicide decedents in the occupation category that had the state’s highest rate and highest number of suicides: Construction and Extraction. Method: We used data on suicide decedents from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) for 2005-2015 (n = 4,590) […]
Vehicle firearm storage: Prevalence and correlates in a sample of male firearm owners
Abstract Previous research has linked unsafe firearm storage practices and other ownership-related characteristics to key factors that facilitate the transition from suicidal thoughts to suicidal behaviors (i.e., acquired capability for suicide). This research has not investigated the extent to which firearm owners store firearms in their vehicles, a factor that increases ready access to the […]
The association between parental attachment and youth suicidal ideation: A three-level meta-analysis
Youth suicidal ideation is regarded as a serious psychological problem that hinders their mental health development. Parental attachment is considered a critical factor linked with youth suicidal ideation, but existing findings are still inconsistent. The present study was based on the PRISMA method; it employed a three-level meta-analysis to obtain reliable estimates of effect size […]
Psychological distress and suicidal ideation in Australian online help-seekers: The mediating role of perceived burdensomeness
Background Psychological distress, an umbrella term encompassing emotional anguish and cognitive-behavioral symptoms of anxiety and depression, is closely linked to suicidal ideation. However, the mechanism of this relationship is unclear, dampening the utility of distress screening in suicide prevention. Purpose This study aimed to identify potential mediators of this relationship, and whether effects are sex-specific. […]
Characteristics and context of veterans experiencing serious suicidal ideation or suicide attempt by firearm which led to hospitalization
Objective: Suicide by former United States military service members is of great public health concern, and one area, veterans’ suicide attempts involving firearms, is understudied. One group that has a unique perspective on this are veterans with a psychiatric admission following a firearm-related suicide crisis, such as making a suicide plan or a suicide rehearsal with […]
Suicide exposure and the impact of client suicide: A structural equation modeling approach
Objective: Client suicide, used to refer to situations where a mental health practitioner (MHP) is exposed, affected, or bereaved by a client’s suicide, is known to have a profound impact on MHPs. The current study investigated (1) the short- and long-term impact of client suicide and (2) to what extent gender, years of experience, therapeutic background, […]
Predictors of emergency department use for suicidal behaviors among patients with substance-related disorders
Objective: This study aimed to identify predictors of emergency department (ED) use for suicide ideation or suicide attempt compared with other reasons among 14,158 patients with substance-related disorders (SRD) in Quebec (Canada). Methods: Longitudinal data on clinical, sociodemographic, and service use variables for patients who used addiction treatment centers in 2012-13 were extracted from Quebec administrative databases. […]
Suicide and suicide attempts among asylum-seekers in Denmark
Objective: There are concerns that asylum-seekers are at increased risk of suicide attempt and suicide mortality. Yet, largescale nationwide studies are limited. Our aim was to examine whether asylum-seekers in Denmark had higher rates of suicide attempt and suicide when compared to the general population. Methods: A retrospective cohort design was used. Data on asylum-seekers and the […]
Social support reduces the risk of unfavorable parenting styles for suicidal behaviors in early adolescents
Objective: Depression and perceived stress are important risk factors for suicidal behaviors among adolescents. The current study examined the joint effects of parenting styles on suicidal ideation (SI) and attempt (SA) in early adolescents while considering relevant individual factors, and evaluated whether social support can offset the risk. Methods: The present study was part of a large […]
Utilization of psychiatric services prior to suicide: A retrospective comparison of users with and without previous suicide attempts
Introduction: The aim was to investigate psychiatric health care utilization two years before death by suicide among individuals with previous suicide attempts (PSA) compared with those without (NSA). Method: A retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted including 484 individuals who died by suicide in Sweden in 2015 and were in contact with psychiatric services within the two […]
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