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Joseph Francis Luke Nihill · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 18 Sep 2020•West Yorkshire Eastern

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Concerns
5

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Recipients
1

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Responses found
0

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Concerns raised5

  1. Active promotion of a method of committing suicide
  2. Risk of individuals being drawn into a deteriorating cycle through discussion of suicide methods
  3. Sites bestowing legitimacy on self-harming behaviour
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Active promotion of a method of committing suicide

Wider context from the report

“(1) ████████ may be actively promoting a particular method of committing suicide and hence breaking the criminal law by assisting suicide. Consideration should be given to blocking their availability in the UK so as to negate this risk. ”

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Risk of individuals being drawn into a deteriorating cycle through discussion of suicide methods

Wider context from the report

“(3) At a time when society is seeking to safeguard the mental health particularly of young men suffering from depression, it is counterproductive to permit such sites to bestow a legitimacy on self-harming behaviour. There is a foreseeable risk that other individuals will be drawn into a deteriorating cycle by discussing methods of ending their lives. ”

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Sites bestowing legitimacy on self-harming behaviour

Wider context from the report

“(3) At a time when society is seeking to safeguard the mental health particularly of young men suffering from depression, it is counterproductive to permit such sites to bestow a legitimacy on self-harming behaviour. There is a foreseeable risk that other individuals will be drawn into a deteriorating cycle by discussing methods of ending their lives. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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Availability and promotion of potentially lethal substances as a method of killing oneself

Wider context from the report

“(4) It is harmful for potentially lethal substances to be made available and promoted as an effective method of killing oneself. In this case, Joe was told ████████ could be obtained for £8. Those supplying relatively small amounts of ████████ should be made aware of the implications of their trade. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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Discussions with troubled and vulnerable young men undermining treatment and family efforts to restore health

Wider context from the report

“(2) ████████ which enter discussions with troubled and vulnerable young men such as Joe Nihill serve to undermine the benefit of both the medical treatment provided to him and the constructive efforts of his family to restore his health. They have no social utility, but do have the potential to cause harm. ”

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