Resource Tag: TASK FORCES

In October 2008, the Governor of New Jersey formed a task force to study police suicide in that state. The Task Force shared expertise, reviewed material on police suicide, & invited guest speakers to make presentations. Law enforcement supervisors were surveyed on their utilization of mental health services for their officers. 4 recommendations were made: […]

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File copy includes an appendix with the items included in the Delphi survey & another appendix with first aid guidelines for India.

This report details the research, results, & recommendations of the Department of Defense Task Force on the Prevention of Suicide by Members of the Armed Forces resulting from a year-long review of data, studies, programs, & discussions with service members, their families, & their caregivers. 49 findings & 76 associated recommendations are discussed. Findings fall […]

This report provides a written summary of stakeholder perspectives on three key initiatives of the Mental Health Commission of Canada: reducing stigma, developing a knowledge exchange network, & creating a national strategy. The second part of the report discusses connections among the three initiatives. Part 3 includes stakeholder comments about the Commission. The report concludes […]

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This paper reviews the progress in implementing the recommendations made by Ireland’s National Task Force on Suicide & aims to identify lessons for the development of suicide prevention in Ireland & elsewhere. (18 refs.)

This Task Force report by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology evaluates the safety & efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants for depressed youth under 18 years. The report was undertaken after regulatory agencies in the United States & the United Kingdom raised concerns in 2003 about the possibility that treatment of depression in children […]

In 2000, the World Health Organization published a guide on suicide prevention for corrections officers. There are now new epidemiological data on prison suicide, a more detailed discussion of the risk factors accounting for the generally higher rate of suicide in correctional settings compared to the general population, & several strategies for developing screening instruments. […]

The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People With Mental Illness was established in 1992. This article discusses a number a new directions for the inquiry including studies on the effectiveness of interventions; the expansion of data collection to include both quantitative & descriptive information; obtaining data on mental health service contact of […]

This Commission was established to study the problems & gaps in the mental health system in the United States & to make concrete recommendations for immediate improvements that all levels of government, local agencies, & public & private health care providers can implement. 6 goals & the ways in which these can be achieved are […]

This extensive report examines psychopharmacological, psychosocial, & combined interventions for childhood disorders. Interventions are discussed by disorder, including: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; oppositional defiant disorder & conduct disorder; Tourette & tic disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorder; anxiety disorders; depressive disorders & suicidality; bipolar disorders; schizophrenia spectrum disorder; autism spectrum disorder; eating disorders; & elimination disorders. Conclusions & recommendations are […]

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