Suicide is a leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults. This paper reviews empirical literature pertaining to suicide ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide. Current research identifies risk factors which act as triggers for suicidal behavior. Assessing the potential moderating role of protective factors such as resilience and coping skills will be discussed. Gatekeeper training ...

A large-scale workplace-based suicide prevention and early intervention program was delivered to over 9,000 construction workers on building sites across Queensland. Intervention components included universal General Awareness Training (GAT; general mental health with a focus on suicide prevention); gatekeeper training provided to construction worker volunteer 'Connectors'; Suicide First Aid (A...

Allison Milner, Heidi Hjelmeland, Ella Arensman, Diego De Leo Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia Department of Social Work and Health Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Department of Health Surveillance and Suicide Prevention, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway National Suicid...

OBJECTIVE To describe and evaluate the feasibility of integrating a suicide prevention program with Primary Health Care services and evaluate if such system can improve screening and identification of depressive disorder, reduce number of suicide attempters, and lower rate of suicide completion. METHODOLOGY This was a quasi-experimental trial in which one community was exposed to the interven...

OBJECTIVES To explore qualitative and quantitative changes in attitudes and experiences of medical students following a special study suicide prevention module. DESIGN Pilot study. SETTING The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS A 2-week intensive special studies module was delivered to third- and fourth-year medical students in June 2011. The module was elective and involved...

The World Health Organization report Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative provides governments with guidance for comprehensive suicide prevention strategies. However, it does not mention the role that compulsory admission to hospital of psychiatric patients should have in policies for suicide prevention. This was a missed opportunity for international discussion and guidance about a measure ...

BACKGROUND A previous suicide attempt is a potent risk factor for suicide later on. Crisis intervention, psychiatric and psychosocial evaluation at emergency medical facilities, and follow-up care for suicide attempters are considered important components for suicide prevention. The Japanese Multimodal Intervention Trials for Suicide Prevention (J-MISP) includes a randomized, controlled, multic...

Given that college students may be at increased risk for suicide, it is important to conduct research that could guide suicide prevention efforts on college campuses. Although much research has been conducted on the role of hopelessness and depression in suicide ideation, the role of dispositional optimism is unclear. Subjects were 284 college students (185 female, 65%), ages 18 and over. Optim...

Psychotherapeutic interventions targeting suicidal thoughts and behaviors are essential for reducing suicide attempts and deaths by suicide. To determine whether specific psychotherapies are efficacious in preventing suicide and suicide-related behaviors, it is necessary to rigorously evaluate therapies using RCTs. To date, a number of RCTs have demonstrated efficacy for several interventions f...

Suicide is an important public health problem. Although there have been advances in our knowledge of suicide, gaps remain in knowledge about suicide risk factors and prevention. Here, we discuss research pathways that have the potential to rapidly advance knowledge in suicide risk assessment and reduction of suicide deaths over the next decade. We provide a concise overview of the methodologic ...