Suicide and Self Harm
Last update: 10 June l 2011,
by Maureen Bell
This page is divided into Australian and overseas links and includes the full text of a
number of books and reports
Lists of books and journal articles relating to suicide can be
found on my bibliographies and reading
lists page. Books and articles on self-injurious behaviour are
listed separately.
For practice guidelines related to suicidal behaviour click here.
Library members have online access to the following journals which may be of interest for this subject. You'll find them in the e-Journals A-Z list at the top right of this page.
Archives of Suicide Research
Crisis: the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention - it's listed as Crisis (Toronto)
Australian Links
All In The Mind - 26 January 2008 - The Neurobiology of Suicide
Transcript and audio from All in the Mind, a series on ABC Radio National.
Coping by cutting
The transcript of the ABC radio program Background Briefing - 14 January 2007. (Originally broadcast on 23rd July 2006)
Health Report - Subjects A-Z - Suicide
Transcripts from Radio National's Health Report, with Norman Swan.
A Hidden Problem: Suicide in Older Men in Queensland
A report to the Office of Ageing Families, Youth & Community
Care Queensland, by Professor Diego De Leo and others, 1999.
The Hidden Toll: Suicide in Australia
A report by the Senate Community Affairs References Committee, Parliament of Australia, 2010.
International Suicide Rates: Recent Trends and Implications for
Australia
By Diego De Leo and Russell Evans With contributions from Travis
Heller, Kym Spathonis, David Gunnell, and Ester Cerin. Australian
Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention. Canberra, Department
of Health and Ageing, 2003.
Life Matters: Management of Deliberate Self-Harm in Young
People
A performance examination report submitted by the Auditor General
to the Western Australian Parliament, November 2001.
LIFE: suicide prevention in Australia - Library - Australian resources
The LIFE website is supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. On the LIFE site you will find information and links to publications and resources, and Australian statistics.
The Media Monitoring Project: A Baseline Description of How the
Australian Media Report and Portray Suicide and Mental Health and
Illness
By Jane Pirkis, R. Warwick Blood, Catherine Francis, Peter Putnis,
Philip Burgess, Belinda Morley, Andrew Stewart, and Trish Payne.
Canberra, Mental Health and Special Programs Branch, Dept. of
Health and Aged Care, 2002?
How the Australian Media Report and Portray Suicide and Mental Health and Illness: The Case Studies is also part of The Media Monitoring Project.
National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy - Setting the
Evidence-Based Research for Australia: A literature review
This document is a joint initiative of the Strategic Research
Development Committee of the Office of National Health and Medical
Research Council, and the Mental Health Branch of the Commonwealth
Department of Health and Aged Care, and is composed of three
literature reviews. The first, by Chris Cantor, Kerryn
Neulinger, Janet Roth and Dawn Spinks addresses The epidemiology of
suicide and attempted suicide in young Australians. The second by
Annette Beautrais addresses Risk factors for suicide and attempted
suicide among young people, and the third by George Patton and Jane
Burns addresses preventative interventions for youth suicide: A
risk factor-based approach. Canberra, National Health and Medical
Research Council, 1999.
Reporting
Suicide and Mental Illness: A Resource for Media
Professionals
Developed with the assistance of media professionals, suicide and mental health experts, and consumer organisations for the Health Priorities and Suicide Prevention Branch, of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Canberra, 2004.
Self-harm: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, June 2005.
Suicide and hospitalised self-harm in Australia
This is a statistical report on suicide and hospitalised self harm
in Australia, by Malinda Steenkamp, James Harrison. Canberra,
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, November 2000.
Suicide in New South Wales: We Need to Know More
The NSW Suicide Data Report. A publication of the Centre for Mental
Health, N.S.W. Health Department, 2000.
Suicide Prevention
Resources from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Suicide Prevention Communications Project Publications
As part of Australia's National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy 1995-1999, the Australian Institute of Family Studies was engaged by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care to address the information and communication needs of those involved in youth suicide prevention via the Communications Project; and to evaluate the Strategy.
Suicide Prevention for Older People: Early Intervention, Assessment
and Referral Options for Staff Working with Older People Who May be
at Risk of Suicide
This is a training manual produced by the New South Wales
Department of Health in June, 2003.
Suicide Prevention: General Information - Victoria's Mental Health Services
The full text of many publications is available here.
Suicide risk assessment and intervention strategies: Current practices in Australian residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation services
By Joanne Ross, Shane Darke, Erin Kelly and Kate Hetherington. Sydney, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 2010
NDARC Technical Report No. 315
Valuing Young Lives: Evaluation of the National Youth Suicide
Prevention Strategy
By Penny Mitchell. Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family
Studies, 2000.
Youth Suicide in Western Australia Involving Cannabis and Other
Drugs
A literature review and research report, by Sharon D Hillman, Sven
R Silburn, Andria Green & Stephen R Zubrick, December 2000. (WA
Strategy Against Drug Abuse Occasional Paper Number 2)
Overseas Links
Choose Life : A National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Scotland
Edinburgh, Scottish Executive, December 2002.
Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour: A Systematic Review: Annotated Bibliography
By Maria Leitner, Wally Barr and Lindsay Hobby. Scottish Government Social Research, 2008.
The epidemiology of suicide in Scotland 1989-2004: an examination of temporal trends and risk factors at national and local levels
This project aimed to support the implementation of national suicide prevention policy by providing detailed information on the epidemiology of suicide at national and local levels. By Stephen Platt, Paul Boyle, Iain Crombie, Zhiqiang Feng, and Dan Exeter. Scottish Executive, March 2007.
Evaluation of the First Phase of Choose Life: the National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Scotland
By Stephen Platt and others. Scottish Executive Social Research, 2006. There is also Research Findings, which highlights the main findings, conclusions and recommendations of the evaluation of the first phase (2003-
2006) of Choose Life.
MedlinePlus:
Suicide
A collection of resources on this topic from MEDLINEplus, the
National Library of Medicine's information service for the
public.
THE MERCK MANUAL, Suicidal
Behavior
From the online version of the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and
Therapy.
National suicide prevention strategy for England
London, Department of Health, September 2002.
New Zealand Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2008-2012
The Action Plan is made up of two companion documents.
- The Summary for Action provides detailed tables outlining outcomes, actions, milestones, whanau ora considerations, timeframes, and agencies responsible for implementing the actions.
- The Evidence for Action provides detail about the evidence, rationale and context underlying the actions.
NIMH · Suicide Prevention
Resources from the National Institute of Mental Health in the United States.
Preventing
Suicide: A Resource for General Physicians
This document is one of a series of resources addressed to specific
social and professional groups particularly relevant to the
prevention of suicide. It has been prepared as part of SUPRE, the
WHO worldwide initiative for the prevention of suicide. Geneva,
World health Organization, Department of Mental Health, 2000. Also
available are:-
Multisite
Intervention Study on Suicidal Behaviours: SUPRE-MISS Components
and Instruments Geneva, World health Organization, Department
of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, 2000.
and
Protocol
of SUPRE-MISS
Geneva, World health Organization, Department of Mental Health and
Substance Dependence, 2002.
Preventing
Suicide: A Resource for Primary Health Care Workers
Geneva, World Health Organization, Department of Mental Health,
2000.
Preventing
Suicide: A Resource for Prison Officers
Geneva, World Health Organization, Department of Mental Health,
2000.
Preventing
Suicide: A Resource for Teachers and Other School Staff
Geneva, World Health Organization, Department of Mental Health,
2000.
Preventing
Suicide: How to Start a Survivors' Group
Geneva, World Health Organization, Department of Mental Health,
2000.
Preventing
Suicide and Deliberate Self Harm: Laying the Foundations:
Identifying Practice Examples: Project Report
Prepared for the Scottish Executive by Scottish Development Centre
for Mental Health, July 2002.
Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative
S K Goldsmith, T C Pellmar, A M Kleinman, and W E Bunney, Editors, Committee on Pathophysiology & Prevention of Adolescent & Adult Suicide, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health. Washington D.C., National Academies Press, 2002.
Risk Factors for
Suicide: Summary of a Workshop
Prepared by Sara K. Goldsmith, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral
Medicine. Institute of Medicine. Washington, D.C., National Academy
Press, 2001.
Safety First: Five-Year Report of the National Confidential Inquiry
into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness
A report produced by the Department of Health in the U.K., March,
2001.
Suicide Prevention (CDC)
Resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States.
Suicide Prevention | SAMHSA
A list of publications from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Most are available free to read online.
Suicide Prevention Efforts for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Roles for the State Mental Health Authority, March 24, 2008
Editors:- Litts, D. A., Radke, A. Q., and Silverman, M. M. Suicide Prevention Efforts for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Roles for the State Mental Health Authority.
Washington, D.C. National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors/ Suicide Prevention Resource Center, 2008.
Suicide-Related Research in Canada: A Descriptive Overview
A background paper prepared for the Workshop on Suicide-Related Research
(Montréal: February, 2003) by Jennifer White.
Truth Hurts: Report of the National Inquiry into Self-harm Among Young People
The final report of the National Inquiry into self-harm among young people. London, Mental Health Foundation, March 2006.
WHO: Suicide Prevention
WHO resources on suicide prevention including statistics by
country.
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