Self-Harm Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Cell-Soothe follows a realist-informed methodology and includes four phases of data collection:
Phase 1: Scoping the Digital Self-Harm Intervention Landscape: literature reviews will be conducted to
HMPPS Digital Justice staff members
MoJ digital policy makers
and other relevant health and justice decision-makers) to explore considerations when deploying digital interventions in a criminal justice context.
Phase 2: Programme Theory Refinement: semi-structu
Sponsors
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Professionals: 1. Aged 18 or over 2. Have the relevant expertise or professional role for the research phase Women who self-harm in prison: 1. 18 years or over 2. Remand and sentenced prisoners with personal experience of self-harm in prison in the last six months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Professionals: 1. Aged under 18 2. Do not have the relevant expertise or professional role for the research phase 3. Do not consent to being recorded (workshops only) Women who self-harm in prison: 1. Aged under 18 years 2. Unable to provide informed consent 3. Unable to take part in an interview in English 4. Women where risk to others means that individual interviews could not be conducted 5. Women who are too distressed/unwell to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Experiences and views of professionals and women who self-harm in prison measured using interviews and workshops with professionals and women who self-harm in prison. Data from these interviews and workshops will be analysed in order to develop a programme theory, intervention manual, and evaluation plan. Data collection will occur at 01/10/2026 to 30/11/2027 | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactKerry;Clare Gutridge;Scollay
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Outcome results
None listed