Why social justice matters: a context for suicide prevention efforts

Hochhauser, Shirley; Rao, Satya P.; EnglandKennedy, Elizabeth Sara; Roy, Sharmistha

doi:10.1186/s12939-020-01173-9

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“…Attempting to address inequalities in suicide prevention by taking a ‘fire fighter’ approach, is not effective, the interaction of variables which produce health inequalities to begin with must be addressed first [ 54 ]. Hochhauser et al [ 55 ], notes that suicide is still largely seen as an entirely personal matter, despite the fact that suicide, can and often is, a response to external conditions that are outside of an individual’s immediate control. Public health strategies, allowing for an in-depth and non-judgmental understanding of the reasons for suicide prevalence in specific communities and minority groups, based on a social justice framework, are needed.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Public health strategies, allowing for an in-depth and non-judgmental understanding of the reasons for suicide prevalence in specific communities and minority groups, based on a social justice framework, are needed. Specifically, health care providers, educators, politicians and the general public must be made aware of how socioeconomic inequality cultivates poverty, homelessness, racism, health inequalities, discrimination, historical trauma, and the extent to which this can contribute to suicidal ideation and attempted suicide, in marginalized and minority groups [ 55 , 56 , 57 ]. Socioeconomic risk factors for suicide are structurally reinforced, and it is imperative, going forward, we address systematic social disadvantage and injustice from occurring.…”

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Scoping Review: Suicide Specific Intervention Programmes for People Experiencing Homelessness

Murray

Conroy

Connolly³

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Background: The homeless population are among the most vulnerable groups to experience suicide ideation and behavior. Several studies have shown that people who are homeless experience more significant suicidal ideation and behavior than the general population. However, there is limited information about what suicide interventions exist, to what extent they are grounded in robust research, and which intervention components effectively reduce suicidal ideation and behavior in the homeless community. This research aimed to characterise the current evidence base in the area of suicide prevention for homeless individuals. Methods: A scoping review guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage framework was conducted and a narrative synthesis was performed. Pubmed, EMBASE, PsychInfo, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Open Grey, and Bielefeld Academic Search Engine were searched up to 8 May 2020. Results: A total of 3209 records were identified through database and grey literature searching. Four studies were included. Key outcomes identify suicide intervention prevention programmes; similarities and differences across interventions, and examples of staff training. A quality review of the studies was completed. Conclusion: A stark gap in the evidence of suicide specific prevention interventions targeted at homeless populations.

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Scoping Review: Suicide Specific Intervention Programmes for People Experiencing Homelessness

Murray

Conroy

Connolly³

et al. 2021

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“…Prevention strategies are focused on the clinical-psychiatric and address the community components very poorly (Hochhauser et al, 2020). They are based on, and produce, a narrative in which pain is private and suicide an individual issue.…”

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Where is the social in the biopsychosocial model of suicide prevention?

Rodríguez-Otero

Campos-Mouriño

Meilán-Fernández

et al. 2021

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: Each year, around 800,000 people die by suicide. The prevalence of suicidal behaviors is much higher when suicidal attempts and persistent self-injurious ideation are included. Therefore, suicide is a public health concern. Research has been sensitive to this problem, deepening the study of risk factors and the development of theoretical frameworks of suicidal behavior, with the aim of generating effective suicide prevention policies around the biopsychosocial model. Aim: We aimed to explore the role of relational, community, and social factors in current suicide prevention strategies. Method: Studies of risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior and the consequent development of theoretical frameworks were reviewed to verify if this knowledge was really used in suicide prevention policies. Results: Studies of risk and protective factors focus mainly on the individual, while theoretical frameworks emphasize the role of the relational, community, and social. Suicide prevention strategies more closely follow individual models derived from studies of risk factors. Conclusions: Suicide prevention strategies should broaden their individual narrative to include relational, community, and social interventions as anti-suicide measures.

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“…Moreover, major physical health conditions including traumatic brain injury, sleep disorders, and back pain were also known to be associated with suicidal behavior [4] . On the other hand, socioecological models have pointed out social conditions such as inequities, discrimination, oppression, and historical trauma as risk factors for suicide [5] .…”

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The efficacy of acupuncture on suicidal behavior: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Kwon

Lee

2022

AIMSPH

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<abstract><sec> <title>Background</title> One of the leading causes of death worldwide is suicide. Acupuncture has been reported to be related to clinical improvement of some risk factors for suicide including depression. Moreover, practitioner–patient communication is an important component of the acupuncture procedure, which may contribute to suicide risk reduction as a social contact. This systematic review was performed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for suicidal behavior. </sec><sec> <title>Methods</title> A comprehensive search will be conducted in electronic medical databases including MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, PsycARTICLES, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang data, VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodicals, Citation Information by NII, Koreanstudies Information Service System, Korea Citation Index, Research Information Sharing Service, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, and Korean Medical database. Interventional studies regardless of its design to assess the role of acupuncture on suicide prevention will be included. The validated measure of suicidal ideation including Beck scale for suicidal ideation will be considered as a primary outcome. The validated tools will be used to assess methodological quality of included studies according to its design (e.g., Cochrane Collaboration's risk of bias tool-2). If sufficient homogeneous data from controlled clinical trials exist, a quantitative synthesis will be performed. According to the heterogeneity of included studies, either a random-effects or fixed-effects model will be used. </sec><sec> <title>Discussion</title> The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis will help to address the emerging major public health problem, suicide, in terms of evidence-based medicine. </sec></abstract>

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Why social justice matters: a context for suicide prevention efforts

Cited by 11 publications

References 44 publications

Scoping Review: Suicide Specific Intervention Programmes for People Experiencing Homelessness

Scoping Review: Suicide Specific Intervention Programmes for People Experiencing Homelessness

Where is the social in the biopsychosocial model of suicide prevention?

The efficacy of acupuncture on suicidal behavior: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

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