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Suicide and self‐harm in prisons: The challenge of service evaluation and prevention.

Authors :
Challinor, Alexander
Rafferty, Joe
Thomas, Noir
Pilling, Sarah
Bhandari, Sahil
Ibrahim, Saied
Kapur, Nav
Source :
Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health. Oct2024, p1. 6p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Very high rates of suicide and self‐harm in prisons worldwide emphasise the need for evidence‐based approaches to prevention. Real world evaluations of organisational changes and service developments within prisons could yield important insights, but there are challenges to achieving this, as we found from an evaluation in a single UK institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09579664
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
180400922
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2358