
- 384 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Written by front line professionals in the fields of nursing, mental health, prison services and the law, this text is an essential companion to the government's new suicide prevention strategy. The contributors offer a wealth of practical guidance on issues such as risk assessment and management in a range of settings, policy and the legal framework around suicide.
Exploring the links between self-harm and suicide, the authors present international approaches to training in suicide prevention for professionals and preventative initiatives targeting wider communities. They debate the legality and morality of assisted self-harm and analyse the rate and causes of suicide among specific groups, including Black and minority ethnic groups, people in custody and people with mental illnesses.
This manual provides health, social care and criminal justice professionals with all the most up-to-date information needed to make a positive contribution to suicide prevention in institutional and community settings.
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Table of contents
- New Approaches to Preventing Suicide: A Manual for Practitioners
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Assessing Suicide Risk
- 3. Primary Care
- 4. A&E and Mental Health Liaison
- 5. Mental Health In-patient Settings
- 6. Community Mental Health Services
- 7. Young Men
- 8. Prisons
- 9. Black and Minority Ethnic Groups
- 10. Assisting Self-harm: Some Legal Considerations
- 11. ‘Shouting at the Spaceman’ – A Conversation about Self-harm
- 12. Adolescents and Developmental Group Psychotherapy
- 13. The Role of the National Confidential Inquiry in Relation to Suicide Prevention
- 14. Using Audit
- 15. Carrying Out Internal Reviews of Serious Incidents
- 16. Developing Training Packages
- 17. International Perspectives in Suicide Prevention, Education and Training
- 18. Supporting Staff and Patients after a Suicide
- 19. Samaritans: Working with Everyone, Everywhere
- 20. PAPYRUS: An Example of Voluntary Sector Work
- 21. Community Whole-System Approaches
- 22. Useful Resources
- The Contributors
- Subject Index
- Author Index