In support of World Suicide Prevention Day and the theme 'Changing the Narrative on Suicide' and Suicide Prevention Month in September please find below some content highlights from across Emerald’s health and social care and related journals.

This highlighted content will be in free access from 9 September 2024 until 9 October 2024.

Suicide and self-harm in prisons and places of detention

Suicide concerns among pretrial detainees: validation of the Portuguese version of the SCOPE-2 | Emerald Insight
Understanding experiences of suicidality within women’s prisons in England: a systematic review of the qualitative literature | Emerald Insight
Risk and protective factors for self-harm in secure mental health hospitals: a systematic review | Emerald Insight
“It’s the discharge and what comes after that” – a phenomenological analysis of peer support workers’ lived experiences of transitioning from psychiatric care | Emerald Insight
Suicide in prisons: describing trends and staff knowledge and preparedness to address suicide | Emerald Insight

Personal experiences and accounts

The ripple effects of suicide: a personal account of dealing with the death of an adult sibling | Emerald Insight
Suicide attempts as turning points | Emerald Insight
The career of a suicidologist | Emerald Insight

Suicide and education settings

Examining the relationship between negative social exchange and suicidal ideation: the role of thwarted interpersonal needs | Emerald Insight
Ofsted suicides: who is responsible for suicide prevention? | Emerald Insight

Suicide and self-harm: new research directions

Special issue of Journal of Public Mental Health: Suicide and self-harm: new research directions
Includes:
Self-inflicted. Deliberate. Death-intentioned. A critical policy analysis of UK suicide prevention policies 2009-2019 | Emerald Insight
Dying at work. Work-related suicide – how does the UK regulatory context measure up? | Emerald Insight
Rapid response pathway united to reduce self-harm (RUSH): a case study of a pilot pathway for children and young people | Emerald Insight