Student Suicide: developing good practice in prevention and response.

Introduction

The impact of young suicide ripples out beyond the individual and their family to affect both other young people and those involved in their education and welfare. This proposal builds on previous work (Stanley et al, 2000;  Stanley and Manthorpe, 2001a) undertaken by the researchers which focused on the response of HEI (Higher Education Institution) staff to students with mental health problems. The data collected by this earlier study suggested that HEI responses to student suicide may be fragmented and poorly co-ordinated. Concurrent with this research, campaigning groups have been arguing for improved systems for identifying and supporting vulnerable students. Despite the public concern in this area, which is sustained by media reporting of tragic cases, there has been very little work in the United Kingdom which has explored either suicide prevention in HEIs or the institutional response following a student suicide.

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