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A study of interventions for self-harm in men's prisons

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Self-Harm
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN13567753
Lead Sponsor
ancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
162
Inclusion Criteria

Study Participants – Men in Prison
1. Remand and sentenced prisoners with personal experience of self-harm in prison.
2. 18 years or over.

Staff Participants (Mapping)
1. 22 Safer Custody staff (prison staff who manage risk of self-harm), 22 secondary mental health staff

Staff Participants (Focus groups/interviews)
1. A least one representative from prison officers, primary care and secondary mental healthcare, Safer Custody

Exclusion Criteria

Study Participants – Men in Prison
1. Unable to provide informed consent.
2. Men where risk to others means that individual interviews could not be conducted.
3. Unable to take part in an interview in English.
4. Men who are too distressed/unwell to participate.

Staff Participants (Mapping)
1. Staff without experience of working with men who self-harm.
2. Staff who are unable to take part in an interview in English.

Staff Participants (Focus groups/interviews)
1. Staff without experience of working with men who self-harm.
2. Staff unable to take part in an interview in English

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measured at a single time point:<br>1. Current service provision for self-harm measured using the TIDieR checklist <br>2. Prisoners' views on self-harm interventions using qualitative interviews, analysed using Framework Analysis<br>3. Prison staff views on self-harm interventions using qualitative interviews, analysed using Framework Analysis<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
There are no secondary outcome measures
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