ArticleBJPsych open2025
Understanding the lived experience and support needs of parents of suicidal adolescents to inform an online parenting programme: qualitative study.
Article in BJPsych open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Perceived needs of parents of adolescents with a history of suicide attempts: a qualitative exploration.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- A coach-supported, digital parenting programme for parents of adolescents at risk of suicide: pilot trial of acceptability, feasibility, validity and short-term effects.BJPsych open · 2026Article
- The challenges of mothers living with adolescents who have experienced suicide attempts: a qualitative analysis.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Enhancing Parent Support During Emergency Department Visits for Suicidal Adolescents.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Empowering Parents of Adolescents at Elevated Risk of Suicide: Co-Designing an Adaptation to a Coach-Assisted, Digital Parenting Intervention.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Investigating family members' experiences of the implementation and effectiveness of a youth-focused suicide aftercare service: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundSuicidal ideation and behaviours are common among adolescents, posing significant challenges. Parents have a protective role in mitigating this risk, yet they often feel ill-equipped to support their adolescents, and their specific support needs are not well understood.
aimsTo explore the lived experiences of parents with suicidal adolescents and identify their support needs in the context of a therapist-assisted online parenting programme.
methodSemi-structured interviews were conducted with three stakeholder groups based in Australia: nine parents with lived experience caring for a suicidal adolescent, five young people who experienced suicidality during adolescence and five clinical/research experts in youth mental health/suicide prevention. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse and interpret findings.
resultsThree key themes highlight the experience of parenting a suicidal adolescent: the traumatising emotional experience, uncertainty and parent empowerment. Six themes described parents' support needs: validation and support, practical and tailored strategies, rebuilding the parent-adolescent relationship, parental self-care, flexible and accessible modes of delivery, and understanding non-suicidal self-injury.
conclusionsFindings highlight key themes of parenting a suicidal adolescent and parental support needs. An online parenting programme could offer parents flexible access to evidence-based parenting strategies. Yet, a purely digital approach may not address the complexities of the parent-adolescent dynamic and provide adequate tailoring. As such, a hybrid approach incorporating therapist support can provide parents with both the compassionate support and practical guidance they seek.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.