Overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best-supported strategies for LMICs
Globally, over 800 000 people died by suicide in 2012 and there are indications that for each adult who died of suicide there were likely to be many more attempting suicide. There are many millions of people every year who are affected by suicide and suicide attempts, taking into consideration the f...
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| author | A. Fleischmann E. Arensman A. Berman V. Carli D. De Leo G. Hadlaczky S. Howlader L. Vijayakumar D. Wasserman S. Saxena |
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| description | Globally, over 800 000 people died by suicide in 2012 and there are indications that for each adult who died of suicide there were likely to be many more attempting suicide. There are many millions of people every year who are affected by suicide and suicide attempts, taking into consideration the family members, friends, work colleagues and communities, who are bereaved by suicide. In the WHO Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020, Member States committed themselves to work towards the global target of reducing the suicide rate in countries by 10% by 2020. Hence, the first-ever WHO report on suicide prevention, Preventing suicide: a global imperative, published in September 2014, is a timely call to take action using effective evidence-based interventions. Their relevance for low- and middle-income countries is discussed in this paper, highlighting restricting access to means, responsible media reporting, introducing mental health and alcohol policies, early identification and treatment, training of health workers, and follow-up care and community support following a suicide attempt. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68a23debfe344c4b858e41b35b7e149b2023-03-09T12:35:35ZengCambridge University PressCambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health2054-42512016-01-01310.1017/gmh.2015.27Overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best-supported strategies for LMICsA. Fleischmann0E. Arensman1A. Berman2V. Carli3D. De Leo4G. Hadlaczky5S. Howlader6L. Vijayakumar7D. Wasserman8S. Saxena9Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Cork, IrelandAmerican Association of Suicidology, USANational Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenAustralian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Brisbane, AustraliaNational Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaSNEHA, Voluntary Health Services, Chennai, IndiaNational Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandGlobally, over 800 000 people died by suicide in 2012 and there are indications that for each adult who died of suicide there were likely to be many more attempting suicide. There are many millions of people every year who are affected by suicide and suicide attempts, taking into consideration the family members, friends, work colleagues and communities, who are bereaved by suicide. In the WHO Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020, Member States committed themselves to work towards the global target of reducing the suicide rate in countries by 10% by 2020. Hence, the first-ever WHO report on suicide prevention, Preventing suicide: a global imperative, published in September 2014, is a timely call to take action using effective evidence-based interventions. Their relevance for low- and middle-income countries is discussed in this paper, highlighting restricting access to means, responsible media reporting, introducing mental health and alcohol policies, early identification and treatment, training of health workers, and follow-up care and community support following a suicide attempt.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425115000278/type/journal_articleEvidence-basedinterventioninterventionslow- and middle-income countriessuicidesuicide attempt |
| spellingShingle | A. Fleischmann E. Arensman A. Berman V. Carli D. De Leo G. Hadlaczky S. Howlader L. Vijayakumar D. Wasserman S. Saxena Overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best-supported strategies for LMICs Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health Evidence-based intervention interventions low- and middle-income countries suicide suicide attempt |
| title | Overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best-supported strategies for LMICs |
| title_full | Overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best-supported strategies for LMICs |
| title_fullStr | Overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best-supported strategies for LMICs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best-supported strategies for LMICs |
| title_short | Overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best-supported strategies for LMICs |
| title_sort | overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best supported strategies for lmics |
| topic | Evidence-based intervention interventions low- and middle-income countries suicide suicide attempt |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425115000278/type/journal_article |
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