@article{ref1,
title="Staff perspectives of safety planning as a suicide prevention intervention for people of refugee and asylum-seeker background",
journal="Crisis",
year="2021",
author="Ferguson, Monika and Posselt, Miriam and McIntyre, Heather and Loughhead, Mark and Kenny, Mary-Anne and Mau, Vicki and Procter, Nicholas",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Safety planning involves the co-development of a personalized list of coping strategies to prevent a suicide crisis. Aims: We explored the perspectives of workers regarding safety planning as a suicide prevention strategy for people of refugee background and those seeking asylum in Australia. <br><br>METHOD: Participants attended suicide prevention training, specific to refugees and asylum seekers, at which safety planning was a key component. Semistructured, posttraining interviews (n = 12) were analyzed thematically. <br><br>RESULTS: Four key themes were identified: safety planning as a co-created, personalized activity for the client; therapeutic benefits of developing a safety plan; barriers to engaging in safety planning; strategies to enhance safety planning engagement. Limitations: First-hand refugee and asylum-seeker experiences were not included. <br><br>CONCLUSION: As a relatively low-cost, flexible intervention, safety planning may be valuable and effective for these groups.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000781",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000781"
}