Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Vol. 38, Iss. 5,  (2017): 351-359. Background: Research suggests that stigma is a barrier to care for individuals who have attempted suicide. While extensive work has examined the stigma of mental illness, less research has focused on the public stigma of suicide. Existing measures of suicide stigma have lacked a conceptual foundation or have failed to include the perspectives of suicide stakeholders. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.