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Ten evidence-based recommendations for schools, youth organizations and local authorities have been published to help prevent suicide and self-harm in young people.

While staff in schools and youth organizations are often the first adults to find out when a young person is self-harming or thinking about suicide, researchers at the University of Exeter, along with colleagues at the University of Bristol and Newcastle University, found that guidance to help organizations is often inconsistent, unclear on whether and what evidence is used to create it, and lacks lived experience input.

The 4S Study is led by Dr. Abby Russell at Exeter and professor Judi Kidger and Dr. Lucy Biddle at Bristol and addresses this challenge by combining research, expert professional knowledge and lived experience to develop 10 Principles of Practice. Organizations working with young people can use this guiding resource to strengthen their policies, staff training and support pathways across suicide prevention, intervention and response following a death by suicide.

The Principles of Practice were launched in September at a webinar attended by over 100 practitioners and researchers.

David Stacey is the public health program manager for Lincolnshire County Council and said, "We've been really pleased to see the Principles of Practice now in place so we can take those forward. In Lincolnshire, there's a lot of work that we want to do to support schools at the prevention stage, particularly with the new RSHE guidance from the Department for Education.

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