Arowosegbe, A.; Oyelade, T. Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Tools in the UK: Current Landscape and Future Directions. Psychiatry Int.2023, 4, 354-369.
Arowosegbe, A.; Oyelade, T. Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Tools in the UK: Current Landscape and Future Directions. Psychiatry Int. 2023, 4, 354-369.
Arowosegbe, A.; Oyelade, T. Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Tools in the UK: Current Landscape and Future Directions. Psychiatry Int.2023, 4, 354-369.
Arowosegbe, A.; Oyelade, T. Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Tools in the UK: Current Landscape and Future Directions. Psychiatry Int. 2023, 4, 354-369.
Abstract
Suicide is a global public health concern that has enormous social and psychological 1 implications for individuals, families, and communities affected. While the rate of suicide in the 2 UK has remained steady over the years mainly due to the various approaches to detection and 3 management of suicidal ideation, it is still one of the main causes of mortality amongst people 4 between the age of 20 – 34 years. The recent global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, global 5 warming, war, and various environmental catastrophes means that suicide and suicidal ideation 6 is expected to increase especially among younger people. Thus, evidence-based, population-wide 7 preventative approach will be needed to ameliorate the predicted increase in suicide. Also, to 8 understand the effects of some of the suicide prevention approaches, objective and universal risk 9 assessment approach is required. However, there is no universally accepted preventative approach 10 or tools of assessment. This review examines current advances in suicide prevention in the United 11 Kingdom. It examines the epidemiology, risk factors, as well as the strengths and limitations of 12 the various suicide risk assessment and prevention tools currently in use. We hope to obtain a 13 deeper understanding of how these approaches have evolved and their impact on enhancing mental 14 health and preventing suicide ideation in the UK. We present an in-depth review of existing suicide 15 prevention research and policies, while proposing areas for future research and improvement.16
Keywords
Suicidal ideation; Suicide prevention; Mental health; COVID- 19; Public health
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
Copyright:
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