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Editorial
. 2024 Dec;34(6):463-468.
doi: 10.1002/cbm.2358. Epub 2024 Oct 22.

Suicide and self-harm in prisons: The challenge of service evaluation and prevention

Alexander Challinor  1   2 , Joe Rafferty  1   2 , Noir Thomas  2 , Sarah Pilling  2 , Sahil Bhandari  2 , Saied Ibrahim  3 , Nav Kapur  2   3   4   5
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Editorial

Suicide and self-harm in prisons: The challenge of service evaluation and prevention

Alexander Challinor et al. Crim Behav Ment Health. 2024 Dec.

Abstract

Very high rates of suicide and self-harm in prisons worldwide emphasise the need for evidence-based approaches to prevention. Real world evaluations of organisational changes and service developments within prisons could yield important insights, but there are challenges to achieving this, as we found from an evaluation in a single UK institution.

Keywords: intervention; prison; safety; suicide; suicide prevention.

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