The Ovenstone criteria
A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.
Definition
a set of criteria to make judgments regarding whether a death is likely to be suicide.
This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.
Related terms
attempted suicide
defined as an act that goes beyond preparation for suicide, even if not fatal.
self-harm
intentional self-injury or self-poisoning, irrespective of type of motivation or degree of suicidal intent.
self-injury
any injury that has been deliberately self-inflicted.
self-poisoning
the intentional self-administration of more than the prescribed or recommended dose of any drug.
suicide
the action of killing oneself intentionally.
suicide prevention
actions aimed at reducing deaths by suicide and the frequency of attempts.
Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.