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Understanding impact and factors that improve postvention service delivery: findings from a study of community-based suicide bereavement support service in England

Bell, Jo; Cunnah, Katie; Earle, Fiona

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Abstract

This article reports on a two-year study of a community-based suicide postvention support service in the UK. Attention centres on the implementation of four integrated elements within the service model: multi-agency working with real-time suicide surveillance, persistent pro-active contact; volunteer-led support; continuous open-ended support. Our approach involved analysing utilisation data and qualitative techniques, including in-depth interviews with a diverse group of stakeholders. The study is the first of its kind to provide an in-depth examination of an innovative approach focusing on the integrated model and its constituent components. Our findings offer evidence-based examples of collaborative service efforts in implementing real-time interventions, with agencies working together to provide timely, co-ordinated, proactive responses and support with the potential to alleviate suffering and prevent loss of life. The value of volunteer-led support and open-ended access and associated challenges are emphasised. Findings hold promise for international impact with policy implications for services worldwide.

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Bell, J., Cunnah, K., & Earle, F. (online). Understanding impact and factors that improve postvention service delivery: findings from a study of community-based suicide bereavement support service in England. Mortality, https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2024.2417299

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 15, 2024
Online Publication Date Oct 21, 2024
Deposit Date Oct 24, 2024
Publicly Available Date Oct 28, 2024
Journal Mortality
Print ISSN 1357-6275
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2024.2417299
Keywords Postvention; Suicide bereavement; Service evaluation; Postvention service model; Public health
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4870916
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13576275.2024.2417299

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© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.




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