The VigilanS-Prison programme: a pilot study of a brief contact intervention for reducing suicidal behaviours in prisons (2021–2024)
The VigilanS-Prison programme has demonstrated feasibility and an immediate significant reduction in SA rates in intervention facilities. However, its effect on suicide rates was modest and non-significant. The long-term trends suggest potential benefits, although these effects remain non-significant. The specificity of the programme's impact could not be established, given the non-significant results in comparisons with control facilities. Further evaluation with larger datasets collected at the individual level and over a longer follow-up period is needed to confirm the effectiveness of the programme.
Authors
- Christophe Debien
- Pierre Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8459-7742)
- Vincent Jardon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7490-6882)
- Fabien D’Hondt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-0490)
- Thomas Fovet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0077-624X)
- Guillaume Vaïva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2462-008X)
- Marielle Wathelet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3301-4148)
- Marion Estoup
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Université de Lille (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR)
- Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire Sport, Santé, Société (FR)
- Agence Régionale de Santé Ile-de-France (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25003-1
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00