Preventing and Responding to Student Suicide

Sharon Mallon BSc, PhD, SFHEA, is a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at The Open University. Her teaching areas include critical approaches to mental health theory and practice. She was awarded a PhD for her qualitative study of the impact of student suicide from the perspective of their friends and was one of the authors of the RaPSS study (Response and Prevention in Student Suicide). Her research interests have developed to include social approaches to understanding death by suicide and exploring the wider impact of suicide bereavement on different bereaved groups. Jo is an Emeritus Professor of Early Intervention and Psychosis at University of Worcester. She a Clinical Psychologist by profession, with 34 years NHS clinical experience. Jo was project lead for 'Suicide Safer' a multiagency student suicide prevention initiative at University of Worcester, shortlisted for a Times HE (2018) 'Outstanding Support for Students' Award. She is a member of the international 'Zero Suicide' initiative and co-authored the 'International Declaration on Zero Suicide in Healthcare', published in 2015. She was a member of national UUK working groups which produced UUK (2017) '#Stepchange: Mental health in Higher Education', UUK (2018) 'Minding Our Future' and UUK and PAPYRUS (2018) 'Suicide Safer Universities' Toolkit. Jo has supervised two PhD research studentships exploring aspects of student suicide in UK HE.

This comprehensive book is written with compassion and understanding, with a rigorous focus on the latest evidence. The team have managed to make a complex field accessible, and crucially to ask and answer the questions that matter most. Like me, I'm sure it will leave you feeling informed and hopeful.

• CONTENTSPart 1: Understanding and preventing suicide among studentsEditorial Introduction: Jo Smith and Sharon Mallon.Chapter 1: The Problem of Suicide in The Higher Education Institution Sector, Joanna McLaughlin and David Gunnell.Chapter 2: Suicide Prevention in Further Education, Kate Parker and Jo Smith.Section 1: RiskChapter 3: Student Suicide Risk: Factors Affecting Suicidal Behaviour in Students In Northern Ireland, Margaret McLafferty and Siobhan O'Neill.Chapter 4: Student Suicide: The Policy Context, Diana Beech and Sally Olohan MBE.Chapter 5: The Influence of Social Media on Suicidal Behaviour Among Students, Rachel Cohen and Lucy Biddle.Chapter 6: From Suicidal Thoughts to Behaviour: Theoretical Perspectives on Student Suicide, Katie Dhingra, Peter J. Taylor, E. David Klonsky.Chapter 7: Transitions and Student Suicide: The Role Of Higher And Further Education Sectors, Katie Rigg and Ellen Mahoney.Chapter 8: The Integrated Motivational-Volitional (IMV) Model and Suicide Risk In Students: The Role Of Perfectionism, Seonaid Cleare, Dave Sandford, Heather McClelland, Tiago Zortea and Rory O'Connor.Chapter 9: Suicide Clusters and Contagion In The HE And FE Student Population, Ann John.Section 2: Responses to RiskChapter 10: A Model for Student Suicide Prevention In Higher Education, Treasa Fox and Jo Smith.Chapter 11: How Can We Support Staff to Talk Safely About Suicide? Clare Dickens and Stuart Guy. Chapter 12: Supporting Student Mental Health and Wellbeing In Higher Education, Mark Ames.Chapter 13:How can we talk safely about suicide with students? Katie Stafford and Jo SmithChapter 14: Supporting Students: The Role of The NHS, Clare Dickens.Chapter 15: Supporting Students: The Parents' Perspective, Natalie Day.Chapter 16: Suicide Safety Planning with HE And FE Students, Carmen Betterridge and Alys Cole-King.Part 2: Responding to a Student Death by SuicideChapter 17: Responding to Student Suicide: A Student Services Perspective, Nic Streatfield.Chapter 18: Responding to Family Needs After A Student Suicide, David Mosse.Chapter 19: Student Suicide: Responding to The Needs Of Bereaved Students, Deirdre Flynn.Chapter 20: Responding to The Needs Of Staff Impacted By A Student Suicide, Hilary Causer.Chapter 21: Understanding and Responding To Bereavement After A Suicide, Sharon Mallon. Chapter 22: Suicide Postvention In Higher Education Settings, Karl Andriessen and Karolina Krysinska.Chapter 23: Media Portrayal of Suicide: Who Is Most At Risk And Why. Key Findings From International Research Evidence, Lorna Fraser.