Journal of Public Mental Health: Volume 21 Issue 1

Guest editorial

Sarah Waters, Julian Ashton

Self-inflicted. Deliberate. Death-intentioned. A critical policy analysis of UK suicide prevention policies 2009-2019

Hazel Marzetti, Alexander Oaten, Amy Chandler, Ana Jordan

With encouragement from the World Health Organisation, national suicide prevention policies have come to be regarded as an essential component of the global effort to reduce…

Rapid response pathway united to reduce self-harm (RUSH): a case study of a pilot pathway for children and young people

Molly Cross, Tim Clarke

In response to elevated local self-harm and suicide rates, and the lack of a dedicated pathway for children and young people (CYP) who self-harm, a rapid response pathway united…

Structural indicators of suicide: an exploration of state-level risk factors among Black and White people in the United States, 2015–2019

Ryan A. Robertson, Corbin J. Standley, John F. Gunn III, Ijeoma Opara

Death by suicide among Black people in the USA have increased by 35.6% within the past decade. Among youth under the age of 24 years old, death by suicide among Black youth have…

Dying at work. Work-related suicide – how does the UK regulatory context measure up?

Sarah Waters, Hilda Palmer

The purpose of this paper is to examine how work-related suicides are monitored, investigated and regulated in the UK, examining a small selection of cases and drawing on…

Burden and benefits-related suicides: “misperception” or state crafted reality?

China Mills

This article aims to focus on deaths by suicide in relation to UK welfare reform as a case study to question one of suicidology’s most dominant theories – the Interpersonal Theory…

Self-harm and suicidal content online, harmful or helpful? A systematic review of the recent evidence

Cathy Brennan, Sonia Saraiva, Elizabeth Mitchell, Richard Melia, Lydia Campbell, Natalie King, Allan House

There are calls for greater regulation of online content related to self-harm and suicide, particularly that which is user-generated. However, the online space is a source of…

Correlates of disclosure of non-suicidal self-injury amongst Australian university students

Sylvanna Mirichlis, Penelope Hasking, Stephen P. Lewis, Mark E. Boyes

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is associated with psychological disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviours; disclosure of NSSI can serve as a catalyst for help-seeking and…

James’ Place model: application of a novel clinical, community-based intervention for the prevention of suicide among men

Claire Anne Hanlon, Jennifer Chopra, Jane Boland, David McIlroy, Helen Poole, Pooja Saini

High suicide rates among men presents a global challenge for commissioners and clinicians. Innovative approaches towards suicide prevention interventions designed for men are…