Suicide Prevention and Self Harm Bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

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This webpage features key links and emerging reports about suicide prevention.

In this issue:  
   

  • Machine Learning Model for Predicting Suicide Risks Among Patients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Who Received Opioids
  • Substance Use and Suicidality in People at Ultra‐High‐Risk of Psychosis: A Systematic Review
  • Exploring Parent Support Needs During and After Adolescent Suicide Crisis Emergency Department Visits: A Qualitative Investigation
  • Plus much more

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Crisis care for young people

What alternatives are there for young people’s crisis care? A new report by Look Ahead warns young people are unlikely to receive inpatient mental health care unless they ‘have attempted suicide multiple times’ and more alternatives to emergency care in A and E are needed.

Is mental health and the cost of living crisis another pandemic in the making?

This policy briefing paper from think tank the Health Foundation emphasises that suitable financial support schemes must be made available to all who need them to prevent poverty, financial stress and related mental health issues..

MHF-cost-of-living-crisis-report-2023-01-12.pdf (mentalhealth.org.uk)