Year: 1998 Source: 37p. SIEC No: 20030821

This report was prepared for the LifeForce Suicide Prevention Program established by the Wesley Mission of New South Wales, Australia. The report provides an overview of suicide in Australia, with a special section on suicide in the elderly, providing facts & figures, identifying suicide risks, & profiling an elderly suicide completer. Recommendations are made for the prevention of suicide in Australia, & services provided by Wesley Mission are described. (98 refs)