An Assessment of Canadian Police Officers' Attitudes to, and Knowledge of, Suicide and Attempted Suicide - Centre for Suicide PreventionCentre for Suicide Prevention

Year: 1975 Source: International Congress on Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention, (8th: 1975: Jerusalem), 30p. SIEC No: 19870008

Presents a survey of 111 Canadian police officers’ attitudes toward suicide & an analysis of the results. 33 clergy, 29 counsellors & 36 members of the general public were also surveyed. Results showed that the police officers were generally compassionate. However, many felt they were untrained for suicide intervention.

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An Assessment of Canadian Police Officers’ Attitudes to, and Knowledge of, Suicide and Attempted Suicide

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