Survey: Suicide and Self- Harm Prevention Activities within the Red Cross and Red Crescent

IFRC PS Centre has recently published guidance on Suicide Prevention during COVID-19. To gain better insight into current suicide and self-harm prevention activities being conducted within the Red Cross and Red Crescent, as well as a better understanding of what additional tools or resources would be useful, we are conducting a short survey.

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* 1. National Society

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* 2. National Society state and branch (if applicable)

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* 3. Does your National Society currently have suicide and self-harm prevention as part of their programming?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 4. If your National Society does have suicide and self-harm prevention activities, can you please specify which types of activities?

Community outreach campaigns

Local or national suicide prevention plans

Advocacy and policy

Crisis helplines

Psychosocial support

Risk assessment and management

Capacity building and training of volunteers

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Are any of the above activities specifically for children or other vulnerable groups?

Yes

Not Applicable

If yes, please specify

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* 6. How have the above activities been impacted and/or adapted during COVID-19?

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* 7. What are the core challenges you face in preventing and addressing suicide and self-harm in your context?

Cultural and/or contextual stigma and taboo

Lack of funding

Lack of appropriately trained and qualified staff

No access to specialised services

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What support systems are in place for staff and volunteers who are engaged in suicide and self-harm prevention activities?

Supportive supervision ( a supportive relationship that promotes skill development and problem-solving)

Training and professional development

Access to staff support (internal and external)

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What tools, forms or other documents do you use as part of your efforts to prevent suicide and/or self harm?

Risk assessment form

Safety plan template

Care/ treatment plan

Referral fr for specialised services

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you have any documentation that describes or documents your work on the topic of suicide and self-harm prevention (e.g. progress reports, evaluations, articles etc.). Please upload all relevant documentation here.

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

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* 11. We are interested to know more about the tools, forms and other documents you might use related to suicide and self-harm prevention. What type of guidance would be helpful?

Training materials

Community awareness materials

Guidance on local and national suicide prevention plans

Tools for risk assessment, safety planning, referrals and other suicide and self harm prevention activities

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Would you agree to be contacted for a short phone call/Skype interview to discuss the activities you have described in this survey? If so, please provide your name and email address below.