Participants
This study accessed data from the Suicide Prevention Research Databank held by Grand Pacific Health. Grand Pacific Health is an Australian primary healthcare organisation that operates a specialist youth SP service that provides intensive psychological treatment for youth at risk of suicide, including those who have engaged in self-harm or who are experiencing suicidal thoughts. Individuals admitted into this program were between the ages of 12 and 25 years.
Participants of this study included parents/caregivers (n = 118, 35 males and 83 females) of young individuals (30 male and 88 female) admitted into the SP service. The average age of the young people was 15.47 (SD=2.17) years.
Ethical review and approval were obtained from the University of Wollongong Human Research Ethics Committee and the Grand Pacific Health (HE 2016/090).