Preventing suicide A rresource for media professionals

2017 Toolkit
Certified Prevention Specialist Strategic Prevention Framework Suicide Prevention
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Suicide is a serious global public health problem that demands our attention butpreventing suicide is no easy task. Current research indicates that the prevention of
suicide, while feasible, involves a whole series of activities, ranging from provision of the best possible conditions for bringing up our children and young people, through accurate and timely assessment of mental disorders and their effective treatment, to the environmental control of risk factors.

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Authors World Health Organization

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