Prevention of suicide behaviour in prison: enhancing access to therapy (PROSPECT)
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Overview
This study is no longer looking for new participants but is still ongoing.
We have developed the PROSPECT programme for people in prison who may be at risk of suicide. The aim of the programme is to help prevent suicide in prisons. We are currently conducting research to find out if the PROSPECT programme is effective.
Summary
What is the study about?
We want to help prevent suicide in prisons. We have developed a course to support people in prison who may be at risk of suicide, we call this the 'PROSPECT course'.
You can find out more about the PROSPECT study at the University of Manchester's project website.
What are you trying to find out?
We developed the PROSPECT programme for people in prison who may be at risk of suicide. The aim of the programme is to help prevent suicide in prisons. We are currently conducting research to find out if the PROSPECT programme is effective.
PROSPECT course: In addition to your usual care, you will meet one-to-one with a PROSPECT tutor to take part in the Cognitive Behavioural Suicide Prevention programme: 1-2 times a week; 30–60-minute sessions; Up to 20 sessions in total.
Alongside this research, we are meeting people who have been receiving the Prospect programme to ask them about their experiences of the programme. This will help improve our understanding of how the programme works, how it might be improved, and how we could deliver it in other prisons.
Why is it important?
We can’t promise that the study will help you directly, but we hope that the research results may help us to understand how best to help people that feel suicidal in prison.
How can I find out more?
This study is no longer looking for new participants but is still ongoing.
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Meet the researcher
Daniel PrattHonorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of SSRU
My name is Daniel Pratt and I am a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester and an Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. My professional experience is primarily in the field of adult mental health with a particular expertise in suicide prevention.
My main research interests are in psychological models of suicidal thinking and behaviour with a view to developing effective preventive interventions. I am currently involved in the ongoing development and evaluation of a new Cognitive Behavioural Suicide Prevention therapy, which has already been trialled with people experiencing psychosis, high-risk prisoners, and within mental health in-patient services.
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