Kehoe Michelle, Hopkins Liza, Whitehead Richard, Meyer Denny, Nedeljkovic Maya
Monash University, Peninsula Campus, Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
Alfred Health, Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia.
J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2025 May;38(2):e70021. doi: 10.1111/jcap.70021.
Parents and carers often provide support for their child following a suicide attempt. Yet many parents struggle to obtain support for themselves during this stressful period which can result in feelings of powerlessness and being unheard.
The aim of the current study was to explore the experiences of parents and carers whose child was receiving intensive outreach support following a suicide attempt.
The study used semi-structured interviews with parents and carers. Interviews were conducted via telephone ranging from 14 to 56 min (M = 29 min). An inductive thematic analysis was undertaken to explore the data. Seven parents and carers participated in one-on-one interviews.
It was found that the outreach support provided was vastly different from prior experiences and this was a pleasant surprise. In addition, parents described the high level of emotional support for both the child and themselves. A highlight of the support was the family peer worker whom they could relate to. Parents acknowledged that contact with the team provided insights on how to change their parenting or relationship practices.
Direct and dedicated parent support is a key aspect that services should consider when implementing a child and youth service to address suicidality, since this enables the family to readjust following a traumatic event.
在孩子自杀未遂后，父母和照顾者通常会为其提供支持。然而，许多父母在这段压力巨大的时期难以获得自身所需的支持，这可能导致他们感到无助且不被倾听。
本研究旨在探索孩子自杀未遂后接受强化外展支持的父母和照顾者的经历。
该研究采用对父母和照顾者进行半结构化访谈的方式。访谈通过电话进行，时长从14分钟到56分钟不等（平均时长 = 29分钟）。采用归纳主题分析法对数据进行探索。七名父母和照顾者参与了一对一访谈。
研究发现，所提供的外展支持与之前的经历大不相同，这是一个惊喜。此外，父母们描述了对孩子和他们自己的高度情感支持。支持的一个亮点是他们能够与之产生共鸣的家庭同伴工作者。父母们承认，与该团队的接触让他们了解到如何改变养育方式或亲子关系。
直接且专门针对父母的支持是服务机构在实施旨在解决自杀问题的儿童和青少年服务时应考虑的关键方面，因为这能使家庭在经历创伤事件后进行调整。
