Cultural Context: Youth Self-harm Suicide research

A GW4 funded project on 'Cultural Context in Youth Self-harm and Suicide'.

[International Association for Suicide Prevention @IASPinfo]

'We must listen, hear and engage with everyone involved in suicide prevention, including people with lived experience, policymakers, clinicians, and academics. We all have a crucial role to move the conversation forward and prevent suicide.'

[International Association for Suicide Prevention @IASPinfo]

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Part of the work for #WorldSuicidePreventionDay2024 is understanding experiences people have, world over

Our qualitative scoping review in "non-WEIRD" countries focus-young people & parents is underway.

111 papers included, just 21 in Africa, 31 South America, 47 across Asia

[Cultural Context: Youth Self-harm Suicide research @CCYSResearch]

It's #WorldSuicidePreventionDay2024 today

How do we achieve this in relation to different cultures & contexts?

Our group of international researchers & clinicians meet tomorrow for 3 days to plan research addressing this for young people & their families funded by @GW4Alliance

[Cultural Context: Youth Self-harm Suicide research @CCYSResearch]

@rayyanapp Please could you tell me how to download pdfs back from Rayyan? The team have uploaded them to screen, but we also want a saved, local download of all the pdfs. Is this possible?

[Cultural Context: Youth Self-harm Suicide research @CCYSResearch]

Our team from South Korea, Ghana, UK, Rwanda and Brazil are developing research on how young people & families experience youth suicide &self-harm, across different global contexts

Check out https://t.co/49VLl4MGbz for blogs & more

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Research in review

https://t.co/m58q2G9h6a by @linongeri1 et al

This study in Kenya reveals reasons for suicidal behaviour that are seen in high-income countries, however pulls out important issues for consideration for locally relevant prevention / support interventions

[Cultural Context: Youth Self-harm Suicide research @CCYSResearch]

Research in review

https://t.co/afo3g72O8f Pathways to Suicide Attempts in Nicaraguan Young Men

This study draws to our attention the importance of the experience of frustration. A lifestyle of shifting, discontinued social relationships was also described by the men.

[Rory O'Connor @suicideresearch]

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Closing date: 26 Aug 2024

Any area of mental health research considered

Please get in touch if interested/any questions.

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[Cultural Context: Youth Self-harm Suicide research @CCYSResearch]

We are doing a scoping review of qualitative research around self-harm & suicide in young people in so-called "non-WEIRD" countries.

If you are a student or researcher & want to get involved - let us know!

A great way to get together people interested in this topic

@IASPinfo

[Cultural Context: Youth Self-harm Suicide research @CCYSResearch]

We're just getting going so would love to get in touch with more people interested understanding self-harm and suicide in young people and the importance of culture.

Get in touch or give us a follow!

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[Cultural Context: Youth Self-harm Suicide research @CCYSResearch]

We are starting out with a scoping qualitative literature review re: self-harm and suicide in young people. Core aims

1) How have researchers done this work - where, what concepts, with whom etc
2) What themes are there in the qualitative work

Your thoughts?
#mentalhealth

[Cultural Context: Youth Self-harm Suicide research @CCYSResearch]

Made up of researchers from across the GW4 universities (Cardiff, Bath, Exeter, Bristol) and with partners in South Korea, Ghana, and Brazil, we are developing research relating to youth self-harm and suicide.