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Conference
Effective Suicide Prevention for Youth Needs

the Voices of Young People

Invited lecture · Diana van Bergen
Suicidology

Prof. Diana van Bergen works at the University of Groningen and focuses her re-
searchonthecomplexdynamicsofsuicideandsuicide-relatedbehaviorsamong
young people. Her work is specifically focused on socially vulnerable youth. Her in
aim is to develop tailored, effective interventions that address the specific needs
and context of these at-risk groups.

Abstract. This presentation will address two key points that have received Innovation
relatively little attention in suicidology: (1) In order for interventions to be
successful and recovery process to run smoothly, we need to hear from yo-
ung people themselves what precipitated their suicidal behavior, and their and
self-perceived needs and wishes for overcoming their distress; (2) A focus of
recovery and how to overcome suicidal behaviors, can inspire suicidologists
to optimize care and support for those youth who currently struggle with Imagination
suicidality. For suicide-prevention interventions to yield success and for the
recovery journey to progress seamlessly, it’s imperative that we engage with
young individuals to comprehend their perspectives on the factors contri-
buting to suicidal behaviors. Hence, in the first half of this presentation, we
focus on understanding self-perceived reasons for developing distress that Intuition,
contributestosuicidalbehaviors in youngpeople. Arguably,this isafirstand
critical step for developing the right responses for helping youth who feel
suicidal. Next, although experiencing suicidal behaviors during adolescence 2024
can create a continued increased risk of future suicidal behaviors and overall
negative mental health consequence, for the majority of adolescents suici-
dal behaviors do not persist into (young) adulthood. Hence, It is important to
better understand what factors contribute to recovery processes. In the se-
condhalfofthepresentation,anoverviewwillthereforebeprovidedonwhat
we know about recovery factors, mostly self-identified by young people. Re-
covery factors can be summarized into: interpersonal factors, self-esteem
and coping related factors, perspective and meaning making aspects, per-
sonal autonomy, mental health and well-being components, and practical
support issues.

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