Citation

Aoun S. Aust. N. Zeal. J. Ment. Health Nurs. 1999; 8(2): 65-73.

Affiliation

Western Australian Centre for Rural Health and Community Development, South West Population Health Unit, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia. samar.aoun@health.wa.gov.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10661074

Abstract

This study evaluates an intervention program in its first 2 years of operation in rural Western Australia. The program was effective in producing a systems change within the hospital by implementing a protocol of best practice and in improving the inter-sectoral liaison between community-based referrals and treatment agencies through professional and community education. The early indications suggest a reduction in the rate of hospital admissions for repeated suicide attempts for cases who were managed by the suicide intervention counsellor through a high-intervention approach.

Language: en