@article{ref1,
title="Advocacy and luck: Australian healthcare experiences following a suicide attempt",
journal="Death studies",
year="2018",
author="McKay, Kathy and Shand, Fiona",
volume="42",
number="6",
pages="392-399",
abstract="High quality mental health care after a suicide attempt is a key strategy for preventing subsequent suicide attempts and deaths, yet little is known about how people navigate the healthcare system following a suicide attempt. This paper focuses on the stories told by 20 people who had attempted suicide. Five themes emerged: fitting into the healthcare system; need for advocacy; consistent care; lucky to find help; and, small kindnesses. Positive and empathetic healthcare experiences, as well as connected services, assisted the recovery of people who have attempted suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="10.1080/07481187.2017.1359218",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2017.1359218"
}