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9 lut 2021 · Several modifiable risk factors, such as psychiatric diagnosis, suicidal ideation during the current period in prison, and single-cell occupancy, are associated with suicide among people in prison. Preventive interventions should target these risk factors and include improved access to evidence-based mental health care.
22 lis 2021 · Justice-involved individuals already are at high risk of suicide before imprisonment due to histories of trauma, mental disorders, and substance abuse—intersecting vulnerabilities which they import into prison.
Prisoner suicide is suicide by an inmate in a jail or prison. Risk factors.
We examined prison suicide rates in countries where reliable information was available, associations with a range of prison-service and health-service related factors, how these rates compared with the general population, and changes over the past decade.
29 maj 2024 · Using prison suicide incidence data from 82 jurisdictions and over 20 years; we provide comparisons across world regions, and show that prison suicide rates in Europe were typically considerably higher than those in Africa (based on three jurisdictions), Asia, and the Americas.
Many countries in northern and western Europe have prison suicide rates of more than 100 per 100 000 prisoners per year. Individual-level information about prisoner health is required to understand the substantial variations reported and changes over time.
11 paź 2024 · The National Commission on Correctional Health Care and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention have created an authoritative resource on preventing suicide in correctional facilities. The Suicide Prevention Resource Guide is free for download.
