Citation

Robinson J, McGorry P, Harris MG, Pirkis J, Burgess P, Hickie I, Headey A. Aust. Health Rev. 2006; 30(3): 271-276.

Affiliation

ORYGEN Research Centre, University of Melbourne, 35 Poplar Road, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia. jo.robinson@mh.org.au.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Australian Healthcare Association, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16879085

Abstract

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 redressed 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.

Language: en