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Youth partnerships in suicide prevention research: A failed investigator survey
Author(s) -
Bailey Eleanor,
Teh Zoe,
Bleeker Caitlin,
Simmons Magenta,
Robinson Jo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/eip.13069
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , suicide prevention , psychology , poison control , injury prevention , qualitative research , human factors and ergonomics , computer assisted web interviewing , medicine , psychiatry , medical emergency , sociology , social science , marketing , business
Abstract Aim Youth suicide research stands to benefit from involving young people with lived experience as research partners; however, there may be a number of barriers to doing this successfully. The aim of this study was to identify the extent to which international youth suicide prevention researchers actively partner with young people in intervention research design, and to explore the barriers, facilitators and benefits to such engagement. Methods Ninety‐seven eligible researchers were identified using a systematic literature search and invited via email to participate in an online questionnaire. Results Only 17 participants (17.5%) at least partially completed the questionnaire, and minimal qualitative data were provided. Conclusions Analysis of the limited data together with the low response rate suggests that the rate of youth partnerships in suicide prevention intervention research is very low. Guidelines regarding how to safely and effectively partner with young people in this sensitive research area may help to address this gap.