In the wake of suicide: Developing guidelines for suicide postvention in fire service.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
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.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Gulliver, SB; Pennington, ML; Leto, F; Cammarata, C; Ostiguy, W; Zavodny, C; Flynn, EJ; Kimbrel, NA
Published Date
- 2016
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 40 / 2
Start / End Page
- 121 - 128
PubMed ID
- 26332212
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4784501
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1091-7683
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1080/07481187.2015.1077357
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States