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Suicide prevention outreach on social media delivered by trained volunteers: A qualitative study.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that volunteer-based SPOSM is viewed positively by many users and may foster help-seeking behavior. The findings also outline challenges such as emotional barriers to care and privacy concerns. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - June 9, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Evaluation of a suicide prevention program encompassing both student and teacher training components.
Conclusion: A combination of suicide prevention programs for school staff and students appears to be most effective. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - May 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The dynamic relationship between social capital and suicide rates.
Conclusion: The results indicate that facilitating opportunities for social interactions and community lives has a potential to prevent and reduce suicide. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - May 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Risk factors for suicide attempt during outpatient care in adolescents with severe and complex depression.
Conclusion: While prediction of suicide attempt during care was only moderately successful, we were able to identify individual risk factors for suicidal behavior during care in a high-risk sample. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - May 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

“An evaluation of suicide prevention education for people working with refugees and asylum seekers: Improvements in competence, attitudes, and confidence”: Correction to Procter et al. (2021).
Conclusion: Findings suggest that a 2 days tailored suicide prevention education program contributes to significant improvements in workers’ attitudes toward suicide prevention, and their confidence and competence in assessing and responding to suicidal distress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - May 19, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Selection and use of firearm and medication locking devices in a lethal means counseling intervention.
This study aimed to describe safety standards for locking devices and compare parental acceptance rates for different types of devices. Method: As part of the larger SAFETY Study, behavioral health clinicians provided free locking devices to parents whose child was evaluated in the emergency department (ED) for a suicide-related or behavioral health-related problem. For logistical reasons, we changed the specific devices offered midstudy. Data on device use came from follow-up interviews with 226 parents. Results: Few effective standards exist for locking devices for home use; we could easily break into some. At follow-up,...
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - May 12, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

"Staff perspectives of safety planning as a suicide prevention intervention for people of refugee and asylum-seeker background: A qualitative investigation": Correction to Ferguson et al. (2021).
Conclusion: As a relatively low-cost, flexible intervention, safety planning may be valuable and effective for these groups. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - May 5, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Conducting research in crisis helpline settings: Common challenges and proposed solutions.
In this editorial the editors argue that researchers in crisis helpline settings should consider evolving theoretical understandings of suicidality when selecting outcome measures, and that increased consistency across studies in outcome measurement is needed. Using an upcoming crisis helpline study as an example, the editors offer solutions to common challenges in randomized controlled trial (RCT) conduct, and suggest considerations around novel ways of conducting suicide intervention research with high-risk populations. High-quality, reliable research in crisis helplines is a necessity in order to understand and improve ...
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - April 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Reflection of suicidal ideation in terms searched for by Japanese Internet users.
Conclusion: It is especially important for support organizations to identify Internet users who directly search for suicide methods. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - April 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Have news reports on suicide and attempted suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic adhered to guidance on safer reporting? A UK-wide content analysis study.
Conclusion: Careful attention must be paid to the quality and content of reports, especially as longer-term consequences of the pandemic develop. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - April 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The opportunities and challenges of regulating the internet for self-harm and suicide prevention.
Working to influence government policy on suicide prevention in the United Kingdom usually means working with the government Department of Health and Social Care around the cross-government suicide prevention strategy in England, and likewise in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Rarely does an opportunity come along that involves influencing legislation, but this is what is happening now. In the age of increasing digital innovation and communication, the conservative party made a commitment in its manifesto to make the United Kingdom the safest place in the world to be online while defending freedom of expression (Con...
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - March 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A global call for action to prioritize healthcare worker suicide prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
The mental health sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic have far-reaching consequences globally. As front-liners and first responders, healthcare workers are an at-risk population in terms of psychological distress and suicidal behavior. Healthcare worker suicide risk may be exacerbated by preexisting or emergent mental health conditions, occupational hazards, structural gaps in organizational systems, and socioeconomic factors. In this editorial, we highlight the urgency of prioritizing healthcare worker suicide prevention. Focus areas include risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior, the impact of COVID-19 through t...
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - March 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Moral injury and suicide ideation among combat veterans: The moderating role of self-disclosure.
Conclusion: Self-disclosure, as a factor promoting a sense of belongingness, interpersonal bonding, and support, might diminish SI risk following PMIE exposure. Various mechanisms accounting for these associations are suggested, and the clinical implications of these interactions are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - February 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Surveillance of hospital-presenting intentional self-harm in Western Sydney, Australia, during the implementation of a new self-harm reporting field.
Conclusion: These findings highlight the value of a self-harm reporting field in hospital record systems for accurate recording and long-term monitoring of self-harm event rates. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - February 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Perfectionism and suicidal ideation: An examination of premotivational factors within the integrated motivational–volitional model of suicide.
Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, Vol 44(4), 2023, 267-275; doi:10.1027/0227-5910/a000850Background: The integrated motivational–volitional (IMV) model of suicidal behavior posits that defeat leads to suicidal ideation through increased vulnerability for feelings of entrapment. One potentially important vulnerability factor for the development of feelings of defeat is socially prescribed perfectionism. Aims: The current study investigated these relationships in a sample of 313 US adults. Method: Mediation and parallel mediation analyses were conducted to determine the relationships betwee...
Source: Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - February 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research