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Canterbury Suicide
Project - Introduction
The Canterbury Suicide Project
- A research study of suicidal behaviour in people of all ages
- Established in 1991
- Located in the Department of Psychological Medicine
- Part of the University of Otago, Christchurch
Major research interests include:
- Suicidal behaviours (suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and completed
suicide)
- Youth suicide
(< 25 years)
- Suicide in adults (ages 25-55)
- Suicide in older adults (ages 55 and older)
- Risk and protective factors in suicidal behaviour
- Pathways to suicidal behaviour
- Suicide prevention
- The impact of bereavement by suicide on close family members
- Longitudinal studies of people who have made suicide attempts
- National suicide prevention strategies
- Restriction of access to methods of suicide
- Suicide in Canterbury, New Zealand
If you are feeling suicidal, or need help for someone who is suicidal,
please contact your general practitioner or family doctor, or your local
crisis line or counselling centre.
The Canterbury
Suicide Project is not a crisis or counselling service and
we must refer you on.
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To find assistance:
- Within Christchurch or Canterbury, New Zealand,
call the Psychiatric Emergency Service (03) 364 0482 or 0800 920 092
- Within New Zealand, check page 4 of your local telephone
directory for listings of your local crisis centres, telephone helplines,
and other personal help sources.
- In an emergency, contact the Psychiatric Emergency Service at your
local hospital’s Emergency Department.
- Internationally, check your phone directoy for the
listings of your local crisis centres and telephone helplines.
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