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Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy
The Government of Nunavut, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the Embrace Life Council, & the Royal Canadian Mounted Police formed a partnership to develop a suicide prevention strategy for Nunavut. The strategy begins with the Partner’s vision for a healthier Nunavut. It then examines the current situation, & the historical & present-day factors that underlie & perpetuate […]
A Framework for the Development of a Suicide Prevention Strategy
The purpose of this document is provide recommendations or strategies aimed at the prevention of suicide in London-Middlesex. 5 key recommendations include: improve intervention & treatment for those at risk of suicide; improve interventions & support for those affected by suicide; increase efforts to reduce access to lethal means of suicide; increase research activities; & […]
House of Commons of Canada Bill C-593. An Act Respecting a National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
This document contains the wording of an enactment that establishes a requirement for the Government of Canada to develop a national strategy for suicide prevention in consultation with the ministers responsible for the delivery of health services in each province & territory & the national representative organizations of the First Nations, Inuit, & Metis peoples. […]
Life Force Project: Final Evaluation Report
The report presents the evaluation findings of the Life Force Project. The aim of the project was to explore the issues for community groups in addressing suicide, parasuicide, & suicidal behaviour among their clients & the wider community. A drama approach was rooted in community development principles & designed to develop life enhancing skills. The […]
Suicide Prevention Priorities 2011
In this proposal, the Irish Association of Suicidology has set key priorities in relation to suicide & deliberate self-harm prevention, including: providing training to agencies working with people who are unemployed &/or experiencing financial hardship; guidelines for assessment & aftercare of deliberate self-harm presentations to emergency departments; expanding the Suicide Support & Information System; accreditation […]
Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention: Evidence & Implications. A White Paper DHHS Pub. No. SMA-08-4352
This document focuses on the current state of knowledge at the intersection of suicide & substance abuse. The first section focuses on the epidemiology of suicide & presents a brief history of the growing focus on suicide as a public health issue. The second section provides an overview of what is known & not known […]
Status of Suicide in Tennessee 2010
This report summarizes the multifaceted & multimedia efforts of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network to educate the general public & to save lives. Special mention is made of the statewide Suicide Prevention & Awareness Event project launched in 2009. JA Contact us for a copy of this article, or view online at http://tspn.org/status-of-suicide-2010-2
Position Statement. Crisis Response and the Role of the Emergency Services and First Responders to Suicide and Suicide Attempts
This position statement reviews current pathways to care for people who consider or attempt suicide. It addresses the most common & likely situations, providing 9 recommendations to increase the capacity of individuals & services to provide appropriate care. The discussion includes the following topics: community & family response & gatekeeper training; crisis services; general practitioners […]
Political Institutions and Suicide: a Regional Analysis of Switzerland (Research Paper Series No.33)
The question to what extent governance structure affects people’s well-being, here reflected in the decision to die by suicide, still remains largely unknown. This paper examines the effects of political institutions & governance structure on suicide using a balanced panel for 26 Swiss cantons over the period 1980-1988. Results indicate that stronger popular rights & […]
Otago Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2010 – 2012
The purpose of this Suicide Prevention Action Plan is to address the goals & outcomes of the New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy, through the development of community & organisational-level interventions. The Plan is based on the specific issues, needs, & capacity of the Otago community. The goals of the Action Plan are to: improve the […]
Oklahoma Suicide Prevention Toolkit
The goal of this toolkit & training is to provide community advocates the necessary tools to develop & implement successful youth suicide prevention initiatives. Contents of the toolkit include: youth suicide prevention in Oklahoma; effective suicide prevention; youth suicide prevention strategies; getting organized; everyone has a role in youth suicide prevention; why youth participation?; community […]
Suicide Cluster Response Plan
The Sedgwick Couty Suicide Prevention Coalition developed this guideline to help community leaders respond proactively to suicide clusters or situations that might develop into suicide clusters. Step-by-step procedures are outlined & a list of community resources for Sedgwick County is provided.
Wiregrass Suicide Prevention Services Plan 2010
The goal of the Wiregrass Suicide Prevention Services Plan is to reduce the incidence of suicide & non-lethal suicidal behaviour in the Wiregrass, Alabama area. The goals & objectives associated with each of the 3 stated purposes – raise awareness, provide intervention, use research methodology – are outlined.
Refreshing the National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Scotland: Report of the National Suicide Prevention Working Group
This document outlines the history of the national suicide prevention strategy in Scotland. A new set of objectives to inform the work for the remaining 2-2.5 years of the strategy is set out & includes: identifying & intervening to reduce suicidal behaviour in high-risk groups; developing & implementing a coordinated approach to reduce suicidal behaviour; […]
Safety Plan Treatment Manual to Reduce Suicide Risk: Veteran Version
This manual describes a brief clinical intervention, safety planning, that can serve as a valuable adjunct to risk assessment & may be used with veterans who have attempted suicide, have suicide ideation, have psychiatric disorders that increase suicide risk, or who are otherwise determined to be at high risk for suicide. The purpose of the […]
Hamilton Suicide Prevention Strategy First Edition
The purpose of this strategy is to guide the development of an integrated, coordinated, comprehensive suicide prevention approach in the Hamilton community. The objectives are: to increase community commitment to participate in the strategy; to increase awareness in every part of the community that suicide is a significant health problem & that it is preventable […]
Tasmania’s Suicide Prevention Strategy 2010-2014. A Summary and Government Response
This document provides a summary of the Tasmanian suicide prevention strategy, 2010-2014. It is a guiding document which gives an overview of the budget & policy directions for suicide prevention for 2010-2011. Progress against priorities will be detailed in an annual report. 5 key action area are briefly outlined: governance & leadership, primary prevention, secondary […]
Making the Economic Case for the Promotion of Mental Well-Being and the Prevention of Mental Health Problems
This policy brief assesses what is known about the cost-effectiveness of mental health promotion & mental disorder prevention strategies in Europe & elsewhere. The economic costs associated with suicide & suicidal behaviours are also discussed. The extent to which the economic case for promotion & prevention is now an issue within countries, barriers to wider […]
An Evaluation of the Implementation of Greenland’s National Strategy for Suicide Prevention With Recommendations for the Future
This report is based on extensive interviews with relevant service providers, government officials, & young people in communities across Greenland. The report examines suicide & suicide prevention from an Arctic perspective & discusses what has been working & what has not worked so well. Recommendations are made for PAARISA (the Ministry of Health) as well […]
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