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Intentional self-harm
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Globally, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29. Many countries across the world, including the UK and Australia, have seen a sustained increase in youth suicide rates in recent years. Despite our best efforts, we still do not know which suicide prevention programs, for which groups of young people, for how long, and with what intensity could generate the most significant reductions in youth suicide rates. Therefore, we cannot efficiently and effectively inform decision-making in youth suicide prevention policy, planning and implementation. This 3-year project, called SEYMOUR, has been funded by the European Union to guide the efficient and effective deployment of national and global youth suicide prevention strategies through the use of system dynamics modelling (SDM). SEYMOUR will develop and evaluate a novel model that will demonstrate which suicide prevention interventions could generate the most significant reductions in suicide rates among young people aged 12-25. This will include an implementation strategy to facilitate the transferability, internationalisation and adoption of the model as a decision-making tool in youth suicide prevention policy and practice in the UK and Australia. The project has two aims:
1. To develop and evaluate a novel model to inform the most appropriate combination of population-level suicide prevention interventions that would generate the most significant reductions in rates of suicide and attempted suicide among young people aged 12-25 during a 10 year period in Australia (Melbourne) and the UK (Birmingham);
2. To develop an implementation strategy to facilitate the transferability, internationalisation and adoption of the model as a decision-making tool in youth suicide prevention policy and practice in the UK and Australia.
Australia: Years 1 and 2 (2022-2024): Conceptualisation and testing of the model; development of implementation strategy.
UK: Year 3 (2024-2025): Adaptation of model and implementation strategy in the UK context.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Observational type: Qualitative;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
For all groups: - Working/living/operating outside Birmingham - Not being able to understand verbal explanations or written information in English. For young people: - Lack of parental consent for those under the age of 16. - Not registered with a local GP.
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The study is sponsored by University of Birmingham and funded by European Commission .
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