Developing a Co-Produced Practice Framework to Support Personalised Safety Planning for Adults Experiencing...

Area of Science:

• Mental Health Research
• Suicidology
• Healthcare Framework Development

Background:

• Suicide safety plans are utilized globally in health and social care.
• This study addresses the need for personalized safety planning sensitive to individual needs and values.

Purpose of the Study:

• To co-produce a framework for personalized suicide safety planning.
• To incorporate the preferences and values of individuals experiencing suicidality.

Main Methods:

• Phase 1: Semi-structured interviews with adults with lived experience of suicidality.
• Phase 2: Practitioner workshops to refine a draft framework.
• Data analysis involved inductive thematic analysis and a deductive-inductive approach.

Main Results:

• 11 adults with lived experience and 16 practitioners participated.
• Two themes emerged: personalization of safety planning (co-production, involving family/friends, true personalization) and the process of safety planning (implementation, format, purpose).
• A prototype personalized suicide safety planning framework was developed.

Conclusions:

• Personalized suicide safety planning necessitates early intervention and a person-centered approach.
• A shift from standardized tools to a skilled, flexible, and collaborative workforce is crucial.
• Further research is needed to evaluate the framework across diverse settings.