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Suicide Prevention

The toolkit for suicide prevention is available at: http://www.newhealth.govt.nz/toolkits/suicideprevention.htm

Here are links to our take on suicide prevention

New Zealand

  • Griffiths, F. (1999). Implementing guidelines for suicide prevention and intervention in NZ schools. New Zealand Association of Counsellors Conference, September 3, New Zealand Association of Counsellors, Hamilton, NZ.
  • Webb, S.B. (2000). Youth suicide in New Zealand. New Zealand Association of Counsellors Annual Conference, August, Christchurch, NZ.
  • Webb, S.B. (2000). The young people at risk of suicide project. Staff professional development, October 25, Massey University College of Education, Palmerston North, NZ.
  • Griffiths, F.//Webb, S. B. (2002). Young people at risk of suicide national project. February 12, Ministry of Education Health Educators' Conference, Auckland College of Education, Auckland, NZ.
  • Fergusson DM, Woodward LJ, Horwood LJ. Risk factors and life processes associated with the onset of suicidal behaviour during adolescence and early adulthood. Psychological Medicine, 2000; 30: 23-39.
  • Suicide Rates in New Zealand: Exploring Associations with Social and Economic Factors.
    Stuart Ferguson, Dr. Tony Blakely, Bridget Allan, Dr. Sunny Collings, August 2003
  • A guide for schools, young people at risk of suicide
  • IPRC No: RP129 Title: Young people's experience of recovery and well-being following a suicide attempt. Social Work Now 2002; 23:15-22 Authors: Coggan C, Bennett S Topics: Youth Suicide, Youth Suicide Prevention, Date: 2002
  • IPRC No: TD14 Title: The Risk and Resistance Project: Explorations of Pakeha/New Zealand young people's suicidal behaviours. PhD Thesis. University of Auckland. Authors: Bennett S Topics: Suicide, Violence, Youth Risk-Taking, Youth Suicide, Youth Suicide Prevention, Date: 2003
  • Statistics: Suicide and public hospital admissions for attempted suicide, 1996: available at http://www2.auckland.ac.nz/ipc/pdf/fs24.pdf

Maori and Pacific

  • Coupe, N. ‘Mäori Suicide in Aotearoa New Zealand, a Coronial Investigation’. Suicide Prevention Conference, Melbourne. Australia, April, 2000.
  • Coupe, N., Coggan, C.2, Tiatia, J.2, Bennett, S.2 ‘A Suicide Prevention Partnership in Aotearoa/New Zealand’. Suicide Prevention Conference, Melbourne, Australia, April, 2000.
  • Coupe, N. ‘Mäori Attempted Suicide Case Control Study Methodology’. Presented at Hui a Tau, Dunedin, Otago.
  • Coupe, N. (2001). Maori suicide prevention in New Zealand. Pacific Health Dialog, 7 (1), 25-28.
  • IPRC No: TD18 Title: Reasons to live: Samoan young people's responses to suicidal behaviour

NZ Links and other resources

  • Canterbury Suicide Project http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/research/suicide/index.htm
  • Christchurch Health and Development Study VERY GOOD SITE!!! http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/research/chds/research.htm New research points to key factors in youth suicide.
    For further information contact: Professor David Fergusson, Christchurch Health and Development Study , Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago, Phone (03) 372 0406, david.fergusson@chmeds.ac.nz
  • NZHTA Report 4 - Youth suicide prevention by primary healthcare professionals  - A critical appraisal of the literature (October 1998). [html] [word7 (305 KB)] [PDF (2376 KB)].  
  • NZHTA Report 5 - Adolescent therapeutic day programmes and community-based programmes for serious mental illness and serious drug and alcohol problems  - A critical appraisal of the literature (July 1998). [html] [word7 (159 KB)] [ PDF (1224 KB)]
  • Click here to download suicide prevention evidence tables [pdf format] (14 topics). What clinical features best determine insulin resistance? NZHTA Evidence Tables 2002, December. [word7 (79 KB)] [PDF 445 KB)]

From Women's Health Action publications

  • The health of a new generation - Youth 2000 - WHU Apr 2003
  • Youth Suicide

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