@article{ref1,
title="Choose Life: Early experiences of implementing Scotland's suicide prevention strategy",
journal="Journal of public mental health",
year="2007",
author="Gordon, J. and Stark, C.",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="20-24",
abstract="Scotland has developed a national suicide prevention strategy, Choose Life, as part of a wider programme of mental health promotion and mental illness prevention. This paper reports findings from a survey of Choose Life co-ordinators, who are based in each local authority area and supported by a central team. The survey sought their views on progress, and achieved an 85% response rate. Co-ordinators identified challenges in promoting suicide prevention in a policy-rich environment with many competing priorities, in persuading local agencies to provide mainstream rather than project funds, and in keeping up-to-date with national and international research findings. The responses by the national team to these identified challenges are outlined. © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1746-5729",
doi="10.1108/17465729200700004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17465729200700004"
}