PsychologyMedicine

E. Carrotte, India Bellairs-Walsh, Sarah Hetrick, Jo Robinson, Eleanor Bailey

2026.1.23HEALTH EXPECTATIONS

DOI: 10.1111/hex.70572

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The objective of this study was to understand how young people and professionals use and perceive digital tools for the management of suicidal thoughts and/or self‐harming behaviours.

Abstract

Despite academic and clinical interest in digital suicide prevention tools (‘digital tools’), challenges persist related to their integration into existing care pathways. The objective of this study was to understand how young people and professionals use and perceive digital tools for the management of suicidal thoughts and/or self‐harming behaviours.

Citation format

CARROTTE, E., et al. Reducing the ‘silence between sessions’: A qualitative study on youth and professionals' perspectives on digital tools for suicide prevention. HEALTH EXPECTATIONS, 2026, 29(1): e70572.