Suicide prevention curriculum development for health and social care students: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide is a widely recognised public health concern. International evidence indicates that many individuals who die by suicide have had contact with a healthcare professional in the year preceding their death. Moreover, the evidence regarding the training of healthcare professionals is concerning and points to gaps in the provision of training to adequately prepare health professionals in responding to and assisting individuals in a state of suicidal crisis. There is a recognised opportunity to ensure that all health and social care students, regardless of their discipline, receive formal suicide prevention training. Despite this imperative need, there is a notable absence of literature summarising the current state of such training across healthcare disciplines. This s

SUBMITTER: O' Brien C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303339 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature