@article{ref1,
title="Suicide prevention: Evaluation of a pilot intervention in a primary care context",
journal="Journal of mental health",
year="2013",
author="King, Kylie and Bassilios, Bridget and Reifels, Lennart and Fletcher, Justine and Ftanou, Maria and Blashki, Grant and Burgess, Philip and Pirkis, Jane",
volume="22",
number="5",
pages="439-448",
abstract="Background From July 2008 to June 2011, 19 Australian Divisions of General Practice piloted specialist services for consumers at risk of suicide within a broader primary mental health program. General practitioners and other mental health staff referred suicidal consumers to specially trained mental health professionals for intensive, time-limited care. Aims To report the findings from an evaluation of the pilot. Method Data sources included a purpose-designed minimum data set, which collated consumer-level and session-level data, and a series of structured telephone interviews conducted with Divisional project officers, referrers and mental health professionals. Results There were 2312 referrals to the pilot; 2070 individuals took up the service. The pilot reached people who may not otherwise have had access to psychological care; over half of those who received services were on low incomes and about one-third had not previously accessed mental health care. Project officers, referrers and mental health professionals were all positive about the pilot and commented that it was meeting a previously unmet need. Consumers appeared to benefit, showing significant improvements in outcomes. Conclusion This evaluation provides supportive evidence for the effectiveness of a suicide prevention intervention delivered by specially trained mental health professionals in a primary mental health environment.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0963-8237",
doi="10.3109/09638237.2013.815334",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2013.815334"
}