Resource Tag: NATIONAL STRATEGIES

Nearly 3,000 Australians tragically end their lives by suicide each year, underscoring a major national public health challenge with substantial socio-economic ramifications. Australia’s National Mental Health Plans (NMHPs) aim to improve mental health and reduce suicide rates. This study investigates their effectiveness by analyzing how age-standardized suicide rates across Australian jurisdictions have fluctuated alongside the […]

This report provides a situation analysis of suicide deaths and suicide attempts in the Nordic countries for the period of 2000–2023. The aim of the report is to provide an overview of current trends, identify the main  challenges and most promising strategies for reducing the burden of suicidal behaviour.

National suicide prevention strategies have been identified as evidence-informed interventions that require multisectoral efforts by governments. This article reviews the rationale for national strategies, the need for a whole-of-government approach, and current progress on national strategies worldwide, including successes and challenges regarding implementation. We highlight the limitations of existing evidence and describe how future research […]

SUMMARY This enactment establishes a requirement for the Government of Canada to develop a federal framework for suicide prevention in consultation with relevant non-governmental organizations, the relevant entity in each province and territory, as well as with relevant federal departments. FEDERAL FRAMEWORK FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION Framework 2. The Government of Canada must establish a federal framework […]

To support the federal government’s development of the NSPAP, the MHCC and the Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) conducted an environmental scan of active provincial-territorial, national, and international strategies on suicide prevention. Its analysis, which is the basis for this report, offers insights on a repository of evidence-based initiatives in Canada and around the world. […]

An Act respecting a Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention became legislation in 2012, requiring the Government of Canada to work with partners on the development of the Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention  (Framework). Published in 2016, the Framework sets out the Government of Canada’s guiding principles and strategic objectives in suicide prevention. It focuses on […]

India accounts for nearly 18 % of the global population but approximately 28 % of global suicides. Similar to many countries around the world, suicide in India is known to result from a complex interplay of social, economic, and personal factors. To address this important issue, India released its first national  suicide prevention strategy in […]

Considerable progress has been made since the last Suicide prevention strategy for England (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/suicide-prevention-strategy-forengland) was published in 2012. All areas of the country now have local suicide prevention plans and suicide bereavement services, supported by a £57 million investment through the NHS Long Term Plan (https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/). We have seen one of the lowest ever suicide […]

Member States of the Reg: ion have initiated processes to strengthen leadership and governance for mental health. Several countries have developed and implemented mental health plans, strategies and legislations. Direct spending on mental health needs to be increased throughout the Region through the health sector as well as other relevant sectors.

Background: National suicide prevention strategies support development of suicide prevention activities and their evaluation. Aims: To describe components included in national suicide prevention strategies and analyze the potential contribution of individual components to reduce suicide rates. Method: We conducted a narrative review and statistical analysis of national suicide prevention strategies. The narrative review was based on a framework […]

The National Suicide Prevention Strategy was launched by India on November 21, 2022. It was the first step toward making suicide prevention a public health priority with the aim of a 10% reduction in suicide mortality by 2030. The present article incorporates the reflections by mental health professionals in India by emphasizing on the sociocultural contexts, diversity, the training of the professionals, ethical dilemmas, the need for early […]

Given the rise in suicide rates between 1999 and 2016, 33 CDC sought to conduct an environmental scan of suicide prevention infrastructure and activities across states, territories, and tribes in order to better understand the strengths and opportunities for improvement. This report presents an overview of the suicide prevention landscape across multiple domains, depicts a […]

The reduction of suicide is a priority within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. However, Indonesia—the fourth most populous country globally—does not have a national suicide prevention strategy. Thus, in 2021, we began developing such a strategy, starting with a situational analysis recommended by the WHO LIVE-LIFE framework.1 This nationwide effort was led by a […]

This editorial discusses (1) strategic global developments in suicide prevention, (2) progress in suicide prevention at a global level, (3) the IASP-WHO Global Survey on Suicide Prevention, and (4) the challenges ahead. In terms of the content of a national suicide prevention program, the WHO global report recommends a systematic approach and summarizes typical components. […]

Suicide and attempted suicide/self-harm (suicidal behavior) constitute a major global public health concern, with an estimated annual toll of 793,000 deaths worldwide (https://www.who.int/gho/mental_health/suicide_rates/en/) and up to 20 times as many episodes (no accurate count is possible) of attempts (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). Globally, suicide is the second leading cause of death among young adults […]

This Report is a collection of stories provided through an experience-informed lens. It assists the Commission to understand the impact of change and reform, linking the experience of the past 10 years with our Vision for the mental health and suicide prevention systems over the next 10 years. We asked participants three key questions to […]

Ten years have passed since the idea of a federal framework for suicide prevention was realized through the adoption of the Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act. This Act required the Government of Canada to develop such a framework—an obligation that was fulfilled in 2016  with the release of the Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention […]

Objectives: The National Suicide Prevention Trial was announced by the Australian Government in 2016 and aimed to prevent suicidal behaviour in 12 trial sites (representing a population of ~8 million). This study investigated the early population-level impact of the National Suicide Prevention Trial activity on rates of suicide and hospital admissions for self-harm in comparison to […]

Many countries have national suicide prevention strategies, all of which aim to reduce suicide and many of which also address self-harm more generally (World Health Organization, 2018). In this editorial, we argue that national  strategies could be strengthened through an increased focus on the social determinants associated with suicide and self-harm. We present a public […]

This handbook summarises the experience gathered in Austria between 2012 and 2022 with implementing the national suicide prevention programme SUPRA. Its aim is to provide guidance to other countries, partners of  the Joint Action ImpleMENTAL work package 6, for developing or scaling up a suicide prevention strategy at national/regional level. It introduces the WHO-framework (based […]

Indigenous Australians have a holistic conceptualisation of health, mental health and wellbeing, outlined by the social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) framework. SEWB is affected by multiple, interconnected elements over the life  course. Mental health and suicide prevention programs that are framed using SEWB recognise that emotional wellbeing is comprised of a balance between 7 domains […]

Suicide is a severe, yet avoidable, public health issue that affects people all around the world, including Sri Lanka. Despite many initial measures to address the issue, Sri Lanka’s suicide rate remains high, keeping it in second place in the region. As a result, it is time to revisit them and assess their contribution to […]