Co-production of an evidence-based framework and related guidance for practitioners on personalised risk management and safety planning for adults experiencing suicidality.
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Co-production of an evidence-based framework and related guidance for practitioners on personalised risk management and safety planning for adults experiencing suicidality.
In 2021, there were 5,583 suicides recorded in England and Wales. Suicide can often be prevented if people get the right support. Some studies have reported good results for people using safety plans.
Our project aim was to co-produce a framework to follow when developing safety plans with people who have self-harmed or considered taking their life, which is sensitive to their own needs, preferences, and values.
Our study objectives;
- Look at published literature to find out what we already know.
- Explore people’s experiences of safety planning, including views on what should be included in safety planning guidance.
- Develop a framework to support practitioners.
We found that the desired focus and approach was to ensure safety plans were truly personalised to each individual, with a focus on thriving, not just surviving – rather than the one off “one size fits all” approach which most people had experienced.
This work has been inspired by Paula Mart, who lost her daughter Jaymie to suicide, when she was just 32 years old.
Watch Paula’s story below.
Paula’s Story from NIHR ARC NENC on Vimeo.
The findings from this initial study are set to be published shortly.
Next steps: We have submitted a funding bid to refine the framework and develop theoretically underpinned, tailored implementation guidance to support embedding and integration across health, social care, and voluntary sector services. If successful, this phase of the study will start in April 2024
Find out more about this work: Email [email protected]