Kent and Medway: Highlighting the relationship between domestic abuse and suicide

Crëwyd Gan:  Tahmina Akther
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 01 Mawrth 2023
Original Published Date: 30 Medi 2022
Local authority: Kent
Case study

The Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention (SP) team have been conducting unique research into the links between domestic abuse (DA) and suicide since 2019. Using Real Time Suicide Surveillance (RTSS) data supplied by Kent Police, our research has shown that approximately 30 per cent of all suspected suicides in Kent and Medway between January 2019 and January 2022 have been impacted by domestic abuse (either as a victim, perpetrator or as a young person affected by the abuse). This case study was done jointly with the National Suicide Prevention Alliance and forms part of our suicide prevention resource.

Category: Suicide Prevention