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In the wake of suicide: Developing guidelines for suicide postvention in fire service

This project aimed to develop a standard operating procedure (SOP) for suicide postvention in Fire Service. First, an existing SOP was refined through expert review. Next, focus groups were conducted with fire departments lacking a peer suicide postvention SOP; feedback obtained guided revisions. Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gulliver, Suzy Bird, Pennington, Michelle L., Leto, Frank, Cammarata, Claire, Ostiguy, William, Zavodny, Cynthia, Flynn, Elisa J., Kimbrel, Nathan A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Routledge 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4784501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26332212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2015.1077357
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Sumario:This project aimed to develop a standard operating procedure (SOP) for suicide postvention in Fire Service. First, an existing SOP was refined through expert review. Next, focus groups were conducted with fire departments lacking a peer suicide postvention SOP; feedback obtained guided revisions. The current article describes the iterative process used to evaluate and revise a Suicide Postvention SOP into a Postvention guideline that is available for implementation and evaluation. Postventions assist survivors in grief and bereavement and attempt to prevent additional negative outcomes. The implementation of suicide postvention guidelines will increase behavioral wellness within Fire Service.