Author/Editor		Chambers, Derek; Connollz, John F; Haddigan, Bernard
Title		The Irish response to the problem of suicidal behaviour national "strategy"
Type		članek
Source		In: Grad-Tekavčič O, editor. Suicide risk and protective factors in the new millennium. Ljubljana: Cankarjev dom,
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 137-41
Language		eng
Abstract		The present paper outlines the Irish response to the worsening problem of suicidal behaviour. The background to the problem, one of the fastest rising suicide rates in the world, is reported on in terms of age, gender and method. Although ad hoc in certain respects, the response mirrors many of the suggestions made by the United Nations regarding national suicide prevention projects. From the National Task Force that provided an initial draft for a prevention strategy to a co-ordinating body to develop such a strategy (National Suicide Review Group), developments in prevention are described. The overall development of suicide prevention in Ireland, including details of specific interventions, may be of interest to other nations beginning to explore the development of suicide prevention.
Descriptors		SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR SUICIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION IRELAND