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National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness. Annual report: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. October 2017
- Author:
- NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL INQUIRY INTO SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE BY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 132
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Presents data and analysis on suicide, homicides and sudden unexplained deaths in the UK between 2005 and 2015, focusing on mental health. As well as providing data for the individual countries of the UK, it also provides UK-wide data for suicide in people with eating disorders, autism spectrum disorders, people living with dementia, carers and members of the armed forces. The report also makes recommendations for clinical practice to improve safety in mental health care. Key findings show that there were 1,538 patient suicides in the UK in 2015. Northern Ireland has the highest general population suicide rate, while the rates in the other countries have fallen. There have also been downward trends in the number of suicides by patients recently discharged from hospital in England and Scotland; and suicide by mental health in-patients. Messages to improve mental health care include a renewed emphasis on suicide prevention on in-patient wards; for services to build on the recent fall in suicide following discharge from in-patient care; and for a greater focus on alcohol and drug misuse as a key component of risk management in mental health care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Measuring health vulnerabilities. Technical paper 5 in Children's Commissioner project on vulnerable children
- Author:
- ALDABA
- Publisher:
- Children's Commissioner for England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 41
- Place of publication:
- London
This review examines publicly available information in relation to the health of vulnerable children. The research was conducted as part of a wider programme of work commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner’s to identify the numbers, experiences and outcomes of vulnerable children in England. Using the 32 groups of children commonly referred to as vulnerable, the review estimates the number of children in the three health related groups; and the likelihood of children in all 32 groups experiencing health related vulnerabilities. The three health related groups were: children with special educational needs and disabilities; children with mental health difficulties; and children with physical health issues. (Edited publisher abstract)