University of Kentucky College of Social Work, 627 Patterson Office Tower, College of Social Work, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2009 Dec;39(6):588-98. doi: 10.1521/suli.2009.39.6.588.
To update and expand Rubey and McIntosh's (1996) survivors of suicide support groups report, SPAN USA completed a survey of U.S. support group leaders (n = 100; 24% completion). There are now more survivor groups (from 280 to 417), and the majority of groups now have a survivor leader (78% vs. 25%). Groups continue to be small (88% < 10 members per session) and meet on a monthly basis (55%). Sharing continues to be a universal experience in groups, which tend to be open-ended (85%). Current groups are newer, and more operate without a sponsor. Further research is needed to examine group member perspectives and effectiveness of groups.
为了更新和扩展鲁比和麦金托什（1996 年）自杀幸存者支持团体报告，SPAN USA 对美国支持团体领导人进行了调查（n = 100；完成率为 24%）。现在有更多的幸存者团体（从 280 个增加到 417 个），大多数团体现在都有一名幸存者领袖（78%比 25%）。团体仍然规模较小（88%的团体每次会议成员人数<10 人），每月开会一次（55%）。分享仍然是团体中的普遍经历，团体往往是无期限的（85%）。目前的团体更新换代较快，更多的团体在没有赞助商的情况下运作。需要进一步研究团体成员的观点和团体的有效性。
