Susan Abbott-Smith S.Abbot-Smith@napier.ac.uk
Research Student
Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people
Abbott‐Smith, Susan; Dougall, Nadine; Ring, Nicola
Authors
Prof Nadine Dougall N.Dougall@napier.ac.uk
Professor
Prof Nicola Ring N.Ring@napier.ac.uk
Professor
Abstract
Topic: Internationally, preventing suicide in children and young people is a priority and there are a range of preventative approaches available for health professionals to use, including brief interventions. Safety planning is one such brief intervention. Safety plans have long been recommended for use with young people who are suicidal but, these were initially developed for adults. A recent scoping review revealed safety plans need to be tailored to children and young people. This review also identified an important practice gap, that parents also require plans supporting them to keep their child safe. Purpose: This paper highlights how a Scottish clinical child and adolescent mental health setting in the UK's National Health Service developed and implemented evidence‐based safety plans for suicidality–the Lothian Safety Plan for young people and the Lothian Safekeeping Plan for parents. This paper outlines both plans and gives recommendations for their use by healthcare professionals. The parental Lothian Safekeeping Plan is discussed in more depth as this is a novel intervention. Conclusion: The Lothian Safekeeping Plan is a clinically led evidence‐based practice innovation. It is a specific suicide prevention plan for use by parents as an additional, complementary, and enhanced resource to the Lothian Safety Plan for young people. It is recommended that healthcare professionals also use a parental safety plan when supporting young people presenting with suicidal crisis. Further research is needed to evaluate the impact of these plans.
Citation
Abbott‐Smith, S., Dougall, N., & Ring, N. (2024). Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 37(1), Article e12455. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12455
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 29, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 18, 2024 |
Publication Date | 2024-02 |
Deposit Date | Feb 6, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 6, 2024 |
Print ISSN | 1073-6077 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 37 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | e12455 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12455 |
Keywords | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Children and Young People, Parents, Suicide, Safety Planning |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3503487 |
Publisher URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17446171 |
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