Table of contents
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of risk – Suicide and the relationship with mental disorders
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide prevention – Risk assessment in general practice
- Suicide prevention – Ongoing care for patients and self-care for GPs
- Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of risk – Suicide and the relationship with mental disorders
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide prevention – Risk assessment in general practice
- Suicide prevention – Ongoing care for patients and self-care for GPs
- Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
Suicide in Australia
Australian Bureau of Statistics data indicates that in 2014:
- 2864 lives were lost by suicide
- 65,000 suicide attempts were made.4
This data equates to approximately eight people per day, and over 50 people per week taking their life. Suicide prevention is, therefore, a key government and community initiative with GPs playing an important role in working to identify people at risk of suicide; ensuring they get the right help at the right time.
References
- Hawton K, van Heeringen K. Suicide. Lancet 2009;373(9672):1372–81.