The mental health consequences of dealing with self-inflicted death in custody

Wright, Liz; Borrill, Jo; Teers, Rebecca; Cassidy, Tony

doi:10.1080/09515070600811824

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“…These mirror findings from UK prison studies (Adler & Marzano, 2007;Wright, Borrill, Teers, & Cassidy, 2006) in which staff were left with unanswered questions, feelings of guilt and a sense of 'could I have done more.' These findings suggest that professionals working with individuals who complete suicide may be affected emotionally (Grad, 2011).…”

Section: Ministry Of Justice 2013)mentioning

confidence: 74%

Probation staff experiences of managing suicidal and self-harming service users

Mackenzie¹,

Cartwright

Beck

et al. 2015

Probation Journal

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The current study sought to explore the impact of suicidal behaviours on probation staff, in relation to their experiences of working with probation service users who have carried out suicide, attempted suicide or self-harm. Thirteen in-depth interviews were carried out with probation staff who had direct contact with probation service users in one probation area, and had varying degrees of experience of managing suicidal or self-injurious service users. These were analysed using thematic analysis and five themes were identified. Findings indicate that staff felt that suicide and self-harm by service users are serious issues which need to be recognized and dealt with in an effective yet compassionate manner. Not attending the suicide prevention training, or lack of experience, were perceived as restricting their ability to know how to deal with these individuals, and offer support. Furthermore, staff were emotionally affected by these incidents and it is recommended that they should continue to be provided with access to appropriate support services after an incident.

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Section: Ministry Of Justice 2013)mentioning

confidence: 74%

Probation staff experiences of managing suicidal and self-harming service users

Mackenzie¹,

Cartwright

Beck

et al. 2015

Probation Journal

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“…Such events include, but are not limited to, line of duty deaths, serious injury to police, school or workplace shootings, witnessing suicides, police shooting individuals in the line of duty, familial violence, handling dead bodies, and mass fatality terrorist attacks such as 9/11 (Miller, 2006;Volanti et al, 2006). Although law enforcement culture may lead to a perception that officers can psychologically cope with these intense, repeated stressors (Wright, Borrill, Teers, & Cassidy, 2006), research regarding post-trauma symptomatology suggests otherwise.…”

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confidence: 99%

Law enforcement preferences for PTSD treatment and crisis management alternatives

Becker¹,

Meyer²,

Price³

et al. 2009

Behaviour Research and Therapy

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“…Whilst there may be some advantages in offering staff this type of support following an event as (relatively) rare as a self-inflicted death or an attempted suicide (for recent reviews of the impact of a death in custody see Borrill et al, 2004;Snow & McHugh, 2002;Wright, Borrill, Teers & Cassidy, 2006), it is impractical to implement this kind of intervention after every incident of 'repetitive' self-harm in prisons. The on-going nature of this problem suggests that a broader and more proactive approach is needed to support staff dealing with this particular type of self-harm.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Supporting staff working with prisoners who self‐harm: A survey of support services for staff dealing with self‐harm in prisons in England and Wales

Marzano

Adler

2007

International Journal of Prisoner Health

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Research has consistently shown that staff working with people who self-harm tend to experience a range of anxieties and negative emotions. Very little has been written on the particular issues and needs of staff in prisons, where rates of self-harm are high. The current study gathered information about existing sources of support for staff dealing with prisoners who self-harm, and identified positive practice examples. A postal survey was sent out to the Suicide Prevention Team Leaders from every HM Prison Service Establishment in England and Wales (139 in total). Fifty-four surveys (38.8%) were completed and returned. Findings indicate that staff support services were reportedly in place in virtually all 54 establishments. However, the data suggest that even when present, provisions may not have adequately met the needs of staff working with prisoners who self-harm, particularly when dealing with 'repetitive' self-harming behaviours. These findings are discussed in relation to organizational health literature. Their practical and theoretical implications are considered, together with directions for further studies in this under-researched area.

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The mental health consequences of dealing with self-inflicted death in custody

Cited by 34 publications

References 18 publications

Probation staff experiences of managing suicidal and self-harming service users

Probation staff experiences of managing suicidal and self-harming service users

Law enforcement preferences for PTSD treatment and crisis management alternatives

Supporting staff working with prisoners who self‐harm: A survey of support services for staff dealing with self‐harm in prisons in England and Wales

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