Australia's national suicide prevention strategy: the next chapter - Commentary
Contribuinte(s) |
J. Dwyer S. Leggat |
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01/01/2006
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Resumo |
Australia's National Suicide Prevention Strategy (NSPS) is about to move into a new funding phase. In this context this paper considers the emphasis of the NSPS since its inception in 1999. Certain high-risk groups (particularly people with mental illness and people who have self-harmed) have been relatively neglected, and some promising approaches (particularly selective and indicated interventions) have been under-emphasised. This balance should be re-dressed and the opportunity should be taken to build the evidence-base regarding suicide prevention. Such steps have the potential to maximise the impact of suicide prevention activities in Australia. |
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Publicador |
Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd |
Palavras-Chave | #Australia #Evidence-Based Medicine #Female #Health Promotion/ organization & administration #Humans #Male #National Health Programs #Suicide/ prevention & control #CX #321204 Mental Health #730211 Mental health |
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Journal Article |