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Trauma-Informed Approaches to Suicide Prevention.
Monika Ferguson1, Mark Loughhead1, Heather McIntyre1
1Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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|November 21, 2025
Summary
Trauma-informed care is crucial for suicide prevention. This review maps current literature, finding a need for broader application across all prevention levels and greater involvement from individuals with lived experience.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Mental Health Research
- Trauma Studies
Background:
- A strong link exists between trauma and suicide, necessitating trauma-informed strategies in suicide prevention.
- Current suicide prevention efforts require integration of a trauma-informed framework.
- Understanding the landscape of trauma-informed suicide prevention is vital.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a scoping review identifying literature on trauma-informed approaches to suicide prevention.
- To map existing research across all prevention levels, settings, and populations.
- To highlight gaps in the current body of knowledge.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature search across seven academic databases.
- Duplicate screening of search results for eligibility.
- Inclusion of 27 papers representing various study designs.
Main Results:
- The majority of included studies were published recently and focused on the US.
- Most research concentrated on children and young people at selective or indicated prevention levels.
- A lack of lived experience leadership and exploration of suicide-specific outcomes was noted.
Conclusions:
- Trauma-informed care is an emerging and valuable addition to suicide prevention literature.
- Further integration is needed across all suicide prevention levels, emphasizing lived experience.
- Enhanced strategies are required to support individuals, communities, and the workforce.
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