Reducing Suicides in Barking & Dagenham: Audit of Suicide and Strategy Public Health Report No: Dph 210

This document provides an audit of suicide & deliberate self-harm in Barking & Dagenham, a borough of London. While the suicide rate has been reduced, current projections indicate the 2010 target rate of 4.3 per 100,000 will not be met. Recommendations are made for key actions in primary & secondary care, social care, & community settings.