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The aim of the Youth Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Special Interest Group is to accelerate and strengthen the evidence base for suicide and self-harm prevention in children, adolescents and young adults by enhancing our understanding of the pathways to self-harm/suicide, and how to target these pathways to ensure primary prevention, early intervention, treatment, and postvention in this field is effective.
OBJECTIVES:
- Share research on social determinants of suicide conducted around the world.
- Share information on policies and interventions that address the social determinants of suicide.
- Facilitate international collaboration in research and grant acquisition.
- Share knowledge and methodological expertise through conference symposia and/or workshops.
- Foster interdisciplinary knowledge exchange and collaboration across research, policy, and practice.
KEY RESEARCH PAPERS:
- Addressing key risk factors for suicide at a societal level.
Pirkis J, Bantjes J, Dandona R, Knipe D, Pitman A, Robinson J, Silverman M, Hawton K.
Lancet Public Health. 2024;9:e816–e824. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00158-0 - The social determinants of suicide: an umbrella review.
Gallagher K, Phillips G, Corcoran P, Platt S, McClelland H, O’Driscoll M, Griffin E.
Epidemiol Rev. 2025;47(1):mxaf004. doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxaf004. - Social determinants of health and suicide-related outcomes: a review of meta-analyses.
Na PJ, Shin J, Kwak HR, et al.
JAMA Psychiatry. 2025;82(4):337–346. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.4241. - Widening socioeconomic inequalities in Australian suicide.
Too LS, Law PCF, Spittal MJ, Page A, Milner A.
Social Psychiatry Psychiatric Epidemiol. 2018;53(9):969–976. doi: 10.1007/s00127-018-1527-9. - The effect of economic downturn, financial hardship, unemployment, and relevant government responses on suicide.
Sinyor M, Silverman M, Pirkis J, Hawton K.
Lancet Public Health. 2024;9:e802–e806. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00152-X.
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