The positioning of women nurses as ‘risky’ in United Kingdom suicide prevention policy documents: a critical policy analysis
Current policy documents engage a language of risk which pathologises and responsibilises individuals and minoritised groups as causing high rates of suicide within communities and health workplaces. The impact of socio-economic, political and systemic contexts is overlooked as shaping the lives of suicidal people.
Authors
- Chinenye Anetekhai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5696-1044)
- Ruth Riley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8774-5344)
- Elaine S. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1381-6431)
- Anna Conolly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0747-4597)
- Hilary Causer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-2962)
- Barbara Howard-Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1589-488X)
- Carrie-Ann Black
Institutions
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Surrey (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sociology
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2026.1730850
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 44.11