Citation

Pirkis J, Amadéo S, Beautrais A, Phillips M, Yip PSF. Crisis 2020; 41(Suppl 1): S80-S98.

Affiliation

Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Publisher Hogrefe Publishing)

DOI

10.1027/0227-5910/a000670

PMID

32208763

Abstract

This article draws on internationally available data to describe the epidemiology of suicide and self-harm in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region. It then describes the suicide prevention activities in the region, using in-depth case studies to highlight some key suicide prevention activities in certain countries/areas and the Global Survey on Suicide Prevention conducted in 2013 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and WHO. It demonstrates that there is considerable variability both between and within low and middle income countries and high income countries, both in terms of rates of suicide and self-harm and in terms of the preventive efforts that have been mobilised to address them. Adequate funding for suicide prevention efforts in the region should be a priority, as should the delivery of a range of suicide prevention approaches. Evaluation and monitoring efforts are also crucial.

Language: en

Keywords

Western Pacific Region; self-harm; suicide