Abstract
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and post-secondary students are a particularly vulnerable group with respect to this. A systematic review was conducted to investigate the barriers associated with help-seeking for suicidality in this population, whilst exploring the quality of the literature. The databases PsychInfo, PsychArticles, MEDLINE, and Emcare were searched for publications up to the year 2022 inclusive, yielding ten publications. The most frequently cited barriers were lack of time and finance, questioning the seriousness of their own needs, wanting to deal with their problems on their own, perceiving stress to be a normal part of attending university/college, and perceived stigma. These barriers should be taken into consideration when designing suicide prevention strategies. Limitations of this review include the majority of studies within this review employing a cross-sectional design and only professional help-seeking. Future studies should employ longitudinal designs and investigate informal help-seeking.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 190-211 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Educational Research and Evaluation |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| Early online date | 3 Nov 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2025 |
Keywords
- suicide
- help-seeking
- Post-secondary institution
- students
- post-secondary institution
- Suicide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
