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[full text] [PDF] Effective strategies for suicide prevention in New Zealand: a review of the evidence
Annette Beautrais, David Fergusson, Carolyn Coggan, Catherine Collings, Carolyn Doughty, Pete Ellis, Simon Hatcher, John Horwood, Sally Merry, Roger Mulder, Richie Poulton, Lois Surgenor
AbstractA national suicide prevention strategy for New Zealand was developed in 2006. There is relatively little strong evidence for the efficacy of many existing suicide prevention initiatives, and this area has frequently been captured by strong claims about the effectiveness of programmes that have not been adequately evaluated. This paper provides a conceptual framework for classifying suicide prevention initiatives, reviews evidence for their effectiveness, and makes recommendations for initiatives to be undertaken as part of suicide prevention activities in New Zealand. The available evidence thus far suggests that the most promising interventions likely to be effective in reducing suicidal behaviours are medical practitioner and gatekeeper education, and restriction of access to lethal means of suicide. This evidence also suggests a clear agenda for research, which includes evaluating interventions and prevention programmes, developing model and demonstration projects, identifying meaningful outcome measures, and refining and identifying the critical elements of effective programmes.
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