A Qualitative Mixed Methods Realist Evaluation of Safety Planning

Safety Planning is a recovery-orientated approach to risk management within mental health context. This study wants to answer the question 'how, why, for whom and it what circumstances does safety planning work? It will do this by carrying out a realist evaluation to identify programme theories by conducting a three phase study, reviewing materials of a Safety Planning training course, interviewing service users, carers and mental health professionals who have attended the training course, and/or use safety planning tools and techniques, adopting theory from existing literature and adding evaluator's insider knowledge. This data will be used to describe programme theory of safety planning that can be applied across diverse mental health settings, including NHS inpatient and community, and is designed to be adopted across different contexts. It will use a realist methodology to understand how safety planning works to develop the skills needed to manage risks associated with mental health difficulties in ways which increase an individual's quality of life.

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Key information

Conditions

Risk Behavior, Health Behavior Health Behavior Health Risk Behaviors

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Service user participants - must have direct lived experience of managing safety from risks associated with their mental health difficulties / have attended the safety planning recovery college course delivered within Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) / Be accessing a service from NSFT and have an identified care team, lead care professional and/or know how to access help and support.

Carer participants - have cared for someone who lived with risks associated with their mental health difficulties / have attended the safety planning recovery college course delivered by NSFT / know how to access emotional support should they require it during the study Mental health professionals - have either a) supported people in a professional capacity to manage risks associated with mental health difficulties, b) attended either the safety planning recovery college course (NSFT) OR a version of safety planning training delivered within NSFT c) have some responsibility for safety planning and risk management within the trust. MUST HAVE knowledge of how to access staff wellbeing and support systems for emotional support should they require it during the study.

Exclusion criteria

People under 16 years of age / people who are unable to communicate in English / people with no access to computer, internet or basic IT skills /

Treatment and study plan

Safety Planning a recovery-orientated mental health risk management intervention

Behavioral

Developing the skills to manage risks associated with mental health difficulties in ways which increase personal recovery for individuals.

Primary outcomes

Formal theory described which explains how, why, for whom and in what circumstances safety planning works.

Time frame: two years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

King's College London

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Registry information

Official study title

A Survivor Researcher-led Qualitative Mixed Methods Realist Evaluation of Safety Planning: a Recovery-orientated Mental Health Risk Management Intervention.

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2027
First posted: May 26, 2023
Registry last updated: May 26, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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