Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention Framework: a Background Paper

The Victoria University of Wellington has developed a suicide prevention plan as part of the mental health strand of the Healthy Campus Strategy. The plan has 5 key objectives: to promote protective factors in the Victoria University of Wellington community; to improve early identification & intervention; to improve crisis support, treatment & care; to provide support after suicide & incidents of suicidal behaviour; to & build the evidence base Ð research, information, & evaluation. This document includes the prevention plan, policy proposal, & the Healthy Campus Strategy. (LC) (15 refs)