A public health approach to suicide prevention (series of articles)

A public health approach to suicide prevention, series of articles in The Lancet

The Series, A public health approach to suicide prevention, published in The Lancet Public Health argues that a change in the narrative is needed to move from presenting suicide as a mental health issue to also acknowledging the impact of social factors, such as poverty, debt, addictions, homelessness, abuse, discrimination and social isolation, on a person’s decision to consider suicide.  The Series highlights how clinical treatment services are critical for people in a suicidal crisis, but upstream measures that address social factors must also be included in national suicide prevention strategies to prevent people reaching crisis point. Tackling the social factors which contribute to suicide requires a policy re-set with a whole of government commitment for suicide prevention efforts – a “suicide prevention in all policies” approach.

Editorial

• A public health approach to suicide prevention

  The Lancet Public Health

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Series

• Preventing suicide: a public health approach to a global problem

  Jane Pirkis, Rakhi Dandona, Morton Silverman, Murad Khan, Keith Hawton

  The Lancet Public Health

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• Restriction of access to means used for suicide

  Keith Hawton, Duleeka Knipe, Jane Pirkis

  The Lancet Public Health

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• The effect of economic downturn, financial hardship, unemployment, and relevant government responses on suicide

  Mark Sinyor, Morton Silverman, Jane Pirkis, Keith Hawton

  The Lancet Public Health

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• Public health measures related to the transmissibility of suicide

  Jane Pirkis, Jason Bantjes, Madelyn Gould, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Jo Robinson, Mark Sinyor, Michiko Ueda, Keith Hawton

  The Lancet Public Health

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• Addressing key risk factors for suicide at a societal level

  Jane Pirkis, Jason Bantjes, Rakhi Dandona, Duleeka Knipe, Alexandra Pitman, Jo Robinson, Morton Silverman, Keith Hawton

  The Lancet Public Health

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• Preventing suicide: a call to action

  Keith Hawton, Jane Pirkis

  The Lancet Public Health

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Comment

• Preventing suicide: understanding the complex interplay between individual and societal factors

  Rory C O'Connor, Olivia J Kirtley, Derek de Beurs

  The Lancet Public Health

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• Cultures, contexts, and learning opportunities in suicide prevention

  Lai Fong Chan

  The Lancet Public Health

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