Suicide prevention psychosocial interventions for youth in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review
The review highlights major gaps in youth suicide prevention within LMICs, emphasising the urgent need for contextually relevant, evidence-based psychosocial interventions and policy frameworks. Findings suggest moderate effectiveness of current interventions, underscoring the importance of culturally tailored implementation to enhance impact.
Authors
- Wasima Shehzad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9777-8593)
- Salman Shahzad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2776-0248)
- Warren Mansell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5697-1784)
- Asif Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4372-8179)
- Mueen Abid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2066-5240)
- Ayesha Abdul Khaliq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8585-5937)
Institutions
- University of Karachi (PK)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Pakistan Institute of Learning and Living (PK)
- Air University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10902
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00