Cleary Eimear, Malone Kevin M, Corry Collete, Sheridan Anne, Kelleher Cecily C, Lane Abbie, McGuiness Seamus
Department of Psychiatry, University College Dublin, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
National Suicide Research Foundation, Cork, Ireland.
Wellcome Open Res. 2021 Oct 7;6:86. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15613.2. eCollection 2021.
Elevated suicide rates have alarmed policy makers and communities. In these circumstances, the value of understanding more about communities and their potential role in suicide intervention is becoming more apparent. This study involved evaluating feedback from individuals with and without previous suicidal thinking who participated in an arts-science rural community-based intervention project around suicide in County Donegal, Ireland ( at Fort Dunree). A combined quantitative and qualitative questionnaire was used to evaluate individual and community responses to the project. Participants ( = 83), with and without a mental health history and previous suicidal ideation, reported they believed could have potential to help suicide-bereaved families, people with mental illness and people with suicidal thinking. Qualitative results suggested its' suitability for specific groups affected by suicide. The evaluation of the project indicated that supervised, "safe-space" community intervention projects around suicide have inherent value with positive impacts for bereaved individuals and communities, including those who have experienced suicidal feelings. Future research should explore the transferability of these findings to other communities, and at-risk groups.
自杀率的上升令政策制定者和社区感到震惊。在这种情况下，更深入了解社区及其在自杀干预中可能发挥的作用的价值变得愈发明显。本研究涉及评估参与爱尔兰多尼戈尔郡（邓里堡）一个围绕自杀问题开展的艺术与科学相结合的农村社区干预项目的、有过和未曾有过自杀念头的个人的反馈。使用一份定量与定性相结合的问卷来评估个人和社区对该项目的反应。参与者（n = 83），无论有无心理健康史和既往自杀意念，均表示他们认为该项目有潜力帮助自杀死亡者的家属、患有精神疾病的人以及有自杀念头的人。定性结果表明该项目适用于受自杀影响的特定群体。对该项目的评估表明，围绕自杀问题开展的有监督的“安全空间”社区干预项目具有内在价值，对包括有过自杀感受的人在内的丧亲个人和社区有积极影响。未来的研究应探讨这些研究结果向其他社区和高危群体的可转移性。
