Suicide Intervention in Rural Western Australia: a Preliminary Report (IN: Suicide Prevention: The Global Context. Proceedings of the 19th Congress of the IASP, March 1997, ed. by R J Kosky et al)

This study evaluated an intervention program designed to reduce hospital admissions for repeated suicidal attempts in a rural Australian community. 122 patients were followed up from November 1995-October 1996. The components of the program & characteristics of the patients are described. Referral patterns were found to reflect the good liaison between the intervention program & the referring sources. In turn, the program counsellor was able to collaborate on treatment issues. (18 refs.)