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March 3, 2026BMC Pediatrics0 citationsOpen Access

Suicide risk, protective factors, and interventions for young people in out-of-home care: a scoping review

CMCorina ModdermanMVMaria VeresovaLHLaura Hemming

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify suicide risk and protective factors for young people in out-of-home care, emphasizing the need for tailored interventions.
  • Conducted a scoping review of existing literature
  • Identified gaps in young people's voice and response mechanisms
  • Evaluated assessment tools for effectiveness in out-of-home care contexts
  • Demonstrated a need for gender-sensitive approaches
  • Highlighted gaps in the inclusion of young people's voices
  • Called for adapted frameworks for suicide prevention in out-of-home care settings

Abstract

The findings demonstrate the need for gender-sensitive, relationally driven approaches and more robust multi-item assessment tools. This review highlights critical gaps in young people's voice inclusion and calls for codesigned interventions with care-experienced young people. The implications for policy and practice include strengthening professional development for carers and adapting existing suicide prevention frameworks to the OOHC context.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69a67e0ef353c071a6f0a037https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-026-06675-z
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