Evaluation of a resource for people bereaved by suicide.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: Self-help resources are an important means of supporting people bereaved by suicide. These require careful evaluation. AIMS: To evaluate the use and impact of Help is at Hand, a hardcopy and online booklet produced as part of England's suicide-prevention strategy. METHODS: Data were collected on numbers of copies distributed and online access, and on users' views about the resource through questionnaires, interviews, and a focus group. RESULTS: Large numbers of copies of Help is ...

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Authors: Hawton, K; Sutton, L; Simkin, S; Walker, D; Stacey, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Crisis
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 254-264
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000145
• EISSN: 2151-2396
• ISSN: 0227-5910
• Language: English
• Keywords: Focus Groups; Male; Aged; Adult; Suicide; England; Social Support; Middle Aged; Mental Health Services; Grief; Family; Questionnaires; Bereavement; Female; Humans