{"id":1203,"date":"2026-07-30T11:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/supportsystems\/?page_id=1203"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:17:20","slug":"principles-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/supportsystems\/principles-of-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Principles of Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using findings from our reviews, surveys, and interviews, we conducted a Delphi study to produce 10 key principles of practice for suicide prevention and response. Schools and youth organisations can use these evidence-based principles to create policies and guidance that is best for their individual setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delphi study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We asked three panels of expert stakeholders to rate how much they agreed with statements about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What constitutes, and what are the components of, good guidance for professionals working with young people around self-harm and suicide prevention and postvention?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Should prevention and postvention guidance be presented together or separately?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is general guidance for all youth settings (schools, colleges, sports clubs, youth clubs etc), appropriate, or should separate targeted guidance be provided for different settings?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our panels included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professionals, including voluntary workers, who provide suicide\/self-harm prevention and\/ or postvention support to schools and other youth settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School, college or youth setting staff including voluntary workers with responsibility for planning and\/ or delivering safeguarding\/ pastoral care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International academics and clinicians specialising in suicide\/ self-harm prevention and\/or postvention<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Principles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the statements that experts agreed with, together with our collaborator and PPIE groups, we co-produced 10 \u2018gold-standard\u2019\u00a0principles of practice\u00a0around self-harm and suicide\u00a0prevention and postvention\u00a0for professionals working with young people.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The principles are currently being finalised and will be available from September 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Any questions?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions about the Delphi study, please contact <a href=\"mailto:emily.widnall@bristol.ac.uk\">Dr Emily Widnall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using findings from our reviews, surveys, and interviews, we conducted a Delphi study to produce 10 key principles of practice for suicide prevention and response. 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