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  "abstract": "Background\n\nThe impact of suicide is profound for affected individuals, families and communities. Suicide postvention responses, inclusive of bereavement support, have been recognised as having made a valuable contribution to suicide prevention efforts. Postvention Protocol Response Groups (PPRGs) have emerged as a central mechanism to facilitate a coordinated service system response following a suspected suicide, mobilising a range of local services to provide early intervention support to bereaved communities across a defined geographical area. There is an important role to be played by these key agencies, support services, and community groups in responding to these impacts. However, little is known about the effective implementation of PPRGs.Methods\n\nWe used the Delphi method to obtain expert consensus regarding best practice implementation of PPRGs. The two-round online Delphi survey involved a panel of 30 Australian experts (comprising past or present PPRG members, postvention experts, and response beneficiaries) who rated statements in terms of their importance for PPRG implementation.Results\n\nThe 126 statements endorsed by 80% or more of panel members as \"essential\" or \"important\" regarding PPRG implementation covered key aspects of stakeholder engagement, governance, practice principles, operational aspects, data surveillance, preventative capacity, sustainability, and special considerations in rural areas. Expert recommendations will serve as the foundation for the development of a PPRG implementation guide.Conclusions\n\nThis study provides valuable expert guidance and practice-based evidence to inform the establishment of PPRGs in areas of need, enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of existing PPRGs, and strengthen the implementation of localised postvention responses.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Public Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia. l.reifels@unimelb.edu.au.",
    "Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Public Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.",
    "Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.",
    "Eastern Health Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.",
    "Jesuit Social Services, Support After Suicide, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.",
    "Mental Health Program, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.",
    "Mildura Base Public Hospital, Area Mental Health & Wellbeing Services, Mildura, Victoria, Australia."
  ],
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      "name": "Lennart Reifels",
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      "name": "Trisnasari Fraser"
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      "name": "Alison Asche"
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      "name": "Mark Bekerman"
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      "name": "Melody Sutton"
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      "name": "Louise Flynn"
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      "name": "Sonja Bottern"
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      "name": "Robyn Humphries"
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      ],
      "name": "Merryl Whyte"
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    {
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      "name": "Karl Andriessen"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fm6vx9kt88dfm.bib",
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  "doi": "10.1186/s12889-026-28686-2",
  "fulltext_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13700309",
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  "language": "eng",
  "licence": "CC-BY-NC-ND",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13700309?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13700309",
  "pmid": "42928196",
  "published": "2026-07-29",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fm6vx9kt88dfm.ris",
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  "title": "Expert guidance to inform coordinated suicide postvention responses: A Delphi study.",
  "title_text": "Expert guidance to inform coordinated suicide postvention responses: A Delphi study.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:21:20Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fm6vx9kt88dfm",
  "venue": "BMC public health",
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