Charting the Future of Suicide Prevention: a 2010 Progress Review of the National Strategy and Recommendations for the Decade Ahead

This document reviews developments in the field of suicide prevention in the nine years since the American National Strategy for Suicide Prevention was published. It identifies the areas of most important progress as well as the critical areas that have gone relatively unaddressed. It also explores new issues or initiatives that have emerged to claim attention or offer solutions. The purpose of this report is to inform discussions about future initiatives to achieve the ultimate public policy goal behind the strategy: to reduce the morbidity & mortality of suicidal behaviours.