Suicide prevention in young people: optimising primary care

Journal article

Suicide is a leading cause of death internationally, and self-harm significantly increases the risk of suicide (Hawton et al., 2015; World Health Organization, 2014). To tackle this global health crisis a multisystem, inter-faceted, joined-up approach across health and social care, education, judicial, financial, and voluntary sectors is needed. Within this, the health setting of primary care holds unlocked potential for suicide prevention (Michail et al., 2020). In this editorial, we outline the importance of focusing on primary care for suicide prevention and introduce a new special interest group for the International Association for Suicide Prevention

Authors: Michail, M; Mughal, F; Robinson, J

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners
• Journal: British Journal of General Practice
• Volume: 70
• Issue: 692
• Pages: 104-105
• Publication date: 2020-02-27
• DOI: 10.3399/bjgp20x708329
• EISSN: 1478-5242
• ISSN: 0960-1643
• Language: English
• Keywords: Public health; Intervention (counseling); Poverty; Nursing; Mental health; Computer security; Poison control; Suicide prevention; Health care; Psychiatry; Medical emergency; Social isolation; Vulnerability (computing); Medicine