Canterbury Suicide
Project - Useful Links
Ministry of Health
New Zealand Suicide Statistics
The most recent year for which suicide statistics are available is 2003.
This link will take you to
New Zealand 2003 Suicide
Statistics (for the total population) .pdf
New Zealand publications,
reviews of evidence and
guidelines for recognition, treatment and prevention of suicide
Publication
New
Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy 2006-2016
Guidelines
Youth
Suicide Prevention in Schools: A Practical Guide (2003)
This document provides a practical guide for schools about suicide prevention
in schools and outlines criteria by which potential suicide-related programmes,
activities and providers may be evaluated.
Suicide
and the Media - The reporting and portrayal of suicide in the media
- a resource
Suicide
Prevention Guidelines - Assessment and Management of People at Risk
of Suicide: For Emergency Departments and Mental Health Services Acute
Assessment Settings (NZ Guidelines Group)
Guidelines for Primary Care Providers - Detection and Management of Young People
At Risk of Suicide
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/DFDE1B3E76BDE4CECC2570A70008D4E2
Young Peope at Risk of Suicide: A Guide for Schools
Suicide A4 Book
Cover.pdf
Suicide A4
Book interior.pdf
Cover.pdf
Suicide Interior.pdf
Table1.pdf
Table2.pdf
Reports
Restricting
Access to Means of Suicide in New Zealand - A Report Prepared for the
Ministry of Health on Methods of Suicide in New Zealand 1977 - 1996
International Suicide Prevention and Research
Centres
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
http://www.sprc.org
The SPRC is a new national (USA) resource centre that provides technical
assistance and resources, and training in order to strengthen suicide
prevention methods and advance the USA National Strategy for Suicide
Prevention. It currently offers downloadable PDF files on suicide and
suicide prevention, and access to library resources, and, in the next
few months plans to offer a searchable directory of evidence-based practices
in suicide prevention, and web-based training.
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
http://www.gu.edu.au/school/psy/aisrap/
Centre for Suicide Research (U. Oxford-UK) – (select Center for
Suicide Research from the drop down menu)
http://www.psychiatry.ox.ac.uk/csr/
Suicide Prevention Research Center (US)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/suinevada.htm
Center for Therapy and Studies of Suicidal Behavior (Germany)
http://www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/Clinics/Psych/TZS/
Suicide Research and Prevention Unit (U. Oslo-Norway) – (click
on English)
http://www.med.uio.no/ipsy/ssff/
WHO Collaborating Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (Sweden)
http://www.phs.ki.se/wcc-csrp/Default.htm
The Karolinska Institute Stockholm
http://www.ki.se/suicide//english/
International Association for Suicide Prevention
http://www.med.uio.no/iasp/
American Association for Suicidology
http://www.suicidology.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
http://www.afsp.org
For Researchers and People Seeking Information
About Suicide Behaviour
NEW ZEALAND
Canterbury
Suicide Project (New Zealand)
INTERNATIONAL
American Association of Suicidology
(AAS)
A non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of
suicide. This site is designed as a resource for anyone concerned about suicide,
including AAS members, suicide researchers, therapists, prevention specialists,
survivors of suicide, and people who are themselves in crisis
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
(AFSP)
The AFSP is dedicated to advancing knowledge of suicide and the ability to
prevent it. It supports research projects, provides information and education,
promotes professional education and publicizes the problems of depression and
suicide and the need for research, prevention and treatment. It also supports
programmes for suicide survivor treatment, research and education.
EndingSuicide.com
Funded by US National Institute of Mental Health. Resources and tools
for researchers, health professionals and others with an interest in
suicidality and suicide prevention.
International Association for Suicide
Prevention (IASP)
IASP is dedicated to preventing suicidal behaviour, to alleviate its effects,
and to provide a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers,
volunteers and suicide survivors.
The Irish Association of Suicidology
IAS aims to facilitate communication between clinicians, volunteers, survivors
and researchers in all matters relating to suicide and suicidal behaviour;
to promote awareness of the problems of suicide and suicidal behaviour in
the general public by holding conferences and workshops and by communication
of relevant material through the media; to ensure that the public is better
informed about suicide prevention; to support and encourage relevant research;
and to encourage and support the formation of groups to help those bereaved
by suicide.
National Suicide Research Foundation (Ireland)
Includes research reports, reports from the National Parasuicide Registry,
and a pdf of the Irish suicide prevention strategy.
National Youth
Violence Prevention Resource Center (USA)
Suicide Information and Education Centre
(SIEC) (Canada)
Research Centres and International
Projects
NEW ZEALAND
Canterbury
Suicide Project (New Zealand)
Ministry of Health
SPINZ (Suicide Prevention Information
New Zealand)
SPINZ is a national suicide prevention information service which aims to assist
communities and services to prevent suicide by providing them with high quality
information. Site includes sections on helping people who are suicidal, support
after bereavement by suicide, research and statistics.
INTERNATIONAL
Aeschi Working Group
The Aeschi Working Group is a small group of clinicians and researchers dedicated
to the improvement of the therapeutic relationship between health professional
and suicidal patient. The site contains reviews of the literature and highlights
new developments in understanding the suicidal process. The texts can be
downloaded in pdf-format
Australian Institute
for Suicide Research and Prevention
www.suicideprevention.ca
Centre for the Study
and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester Medical Center,
USA
The University of Rochester Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide
is dedicated to reducing injuries and deaths associated with attempted and
completed suicide.
Centre for
Suicide Prevention, University of Manchester
Includes the Manchester
Self-Harm project
Centre for Suicide Research,
Odense, Denmark
CRISE: Centre for Research
and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia (Canada)
European Network for Suicidology
(ENS)
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre
for Suicide Research and Prevention
The programme of work conducted at the Centre is aimed at increasing knowledge
directly relevant to the prevention of suicide and deliberate self harm. The
site includes information for professionals, family and friends, self help
and links to research papers.
Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention
Suicide prevention initiatives in Western Australia, with a focus on adolescents.
Includes information about suicide and self harm, and links to useful resources.
National Office for Suicide Prevention
(Ireland)
The NOSP oversees the implementation of 'Reach Out', the National Strategy
for Action on Suicide Prevention, and coordinates suicide prevention efforts
around the country
National Suicide Research Foundation (Ireland)
A multi-disciplinary team researching risk and protective factors associated
with suicidal behaviour, aimed at providing a solid evidence base for policy
development and intervention in the prevention of suicide and management
of patients presenting with deliberate self harm. Site includes research
reports.
Swedish National Centre
for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health
Suicide Research and Prevention
Unit (Oslo)
SUPRE
- WHO Suicide Prevention Project
Unit for Suicide Research
(Belgium)
Support For Bereaved People by
Suicide
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Ministry
of Health
After
A Suicide - a resource for people bereaved by suicide can be
downloaded as a pdf or word file. There is also a guide
for communities wishing to set up support.
SPINZ (Suicide Prevention
Information New Zealand)
Section for people bereaved by suicide. Includes links to other resources.
INTERNATIONAL
American
Association of Suicidology (AAS)
Resources for people bereaved by suicide, including fact sheets and bibliography.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
(AFSP)
Section for people bereaved by suicide (click on 'Surviving Suicide Loss' in
the left hand menu bar)
Help
is at Hand: a resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden,
traumatic death
This Department of Health guide is aimed at the wide range of people who are
affected by suicide or other sudden, traumatic death. It contains information
about procedures which will be involved after the death, including the coroner's
inquest, and about the feelings and emotions that bereaved people may experience.
Suggestions for how to cope are given, including details about sources of support,
with contact details of helping organisations and pointers to useful reading
material.
The booklet also provides information for healthcare and other professionals
who come into contact with bereaved people, to assist them in providing
help and to suggest how they themselves may find support if they need
it.
The guide can be downloaded as a pdf from the Department
of Health website.
Hard copies can be ordered free of charge (Quote274206/Help is at Hand) from:
DH Publications Orderline
PO Box 777
London SE1 6XH
Telephone: 0870 155 54 55
Fax: 0162 372 45 24
or by emailing dh@prolog.uk.com
The following additional materials are also available:
Download
postcard for professionals - product code 274205 (PDF, 117K)
The Childhood
Bereavement Network
The Childhood Bereavement Network provides local and national information,
guidance and support to help children, their families and caregivers, including
professional carers, to manage the impact of death on their lives.
The Child Bereavement Trust
Resources for children and families who are grieving and for the professionals
who support them.
The Compassionate Friends
A self-help voluntary organisation for parents who have lost a child, and siblings.
The Shadow of Suicide (SoS) contact group provides support for people bereaved
by suicide. Leaflets 'On Inquests' and 'After suicide'.
Cruse Bereavement Care
A national organisation which offers help to all bereaved people. Has many
local branches offering counselling, support and advice. The website has
a section for young people, RD4U.
European Directory of Survivor
Services
Contact details for organisations offering support to people bereaved by suicide,
compiled by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
Samaritans
Section for people bereaved by suicide
SAVE Suicide Awareness Voices
of Education - Coping with loss (USA)
Section for people bereaved by suicide.
Scottish
Association for Mental Health
Booklet After a Suicide available as pdf file.
Supporting
children after suicide
Australian booklet available as pdf (23 pages)
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
(SOBS)
A self-help voluntary organisation which provides emotional and practical support
for people bereaved by suicide.
Winston's Wish
Winston's wish supports bereaved children and their families, and produces
a booklet, Beyond the Rough Rock, which is specifically designed for children
bereaved by suicide.
Suicide Prevention Strategies
NEW ZEALAND
New
Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy 2006-2016
INTERNATIONAL
Australia - LIFE
- Living is for Everyone
Australian National Suicide Prevention website. Includes resources and links
page
Canada - Canadian Association
for Suicide Prevention
Ireland - Reach Out: National
Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005-2014
England - National
Suicide Prevention Strategy for England
Scotland - choose
life: A National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Scotland
USA - National
Strategy for Suicide Prevention
USA - Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Media and Suicidal Behaviour: Guidelines
and Other Information
NEW ZEALAND
Suicide
and the Media
The reporting and portrayal in the media. A resource
link to PDF file from New Zealand Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy
INTERNATIONAL
Fact
or Fiction? Reporting Mental Illness and Suicide
Response Ability Resources for Journalism Education - PDF file from Hunter
Institute of Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Australia
The
Media Monitoring Project: A baseline description of how the Australian
media report and portray suicide and mental health and illness
PDF of report from Australian National Mental Health Strategy
Reporting suicide and mental
illness: a resource for media professionals
Australian online resource, including PDF of the publication
Meanings, Messages + Myths The
coverage and treatment of suicide in the Irish print media
PDF of report from the Irish National Office for Suicide Prevention
Media
Guidelines: Portrayals of Suicide
downloadable as PDF file from Samaritans
Preventing
suicide: a resource pack for media professionals
WHO publication (PDF file)
Reporting
on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media
US guidelines with examples of good and bad reporting
Suicide
and the Media
Various resources for journalists from the MediaWise Trust
Suicide
Sensitive Journalism Handbook
PDF of handbook from Sri Lanka, in association with PressWise Trust
Ministry of Health
2006
New
Zealand Suicide Trends: Mortality 1921–2003, hospitalisations
for intentional self-harm 1978–2004
New Zealand Suicide Trends: Mortality 1921–2003, hospitalisations for
intentional self-harm 1978–2004 summarises trends on suicide and hospitalisations
for intentional self-harm by sex, ethnicity, age group, socio-economic status,
District Health Board and method.
Suicide
Facts: 2004–2005 data
Suicide Facts is the Ministry of Health's annual publication of suicide data.
It includes data on suicide and hospitalisations for intentional self-harm
by sex, ethnicity, and age group.
New
Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy 2006-2016
The New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy 2006-2016 provides a framework
to guide suicide prevention efforts. Launched in June 2006, it takes an all-ages
approach to suicide prevention. It supercedes the New Zealand Youth Suicide
Prevention Strategy (1998), while building on the gains made by the youth strategy.
Suicide
Facts: Provisional 2003 All-Ages Statistics
Suicide Facts is the Ministry of Health’s annual publication of suicide
statistics. It includes data on suicide death rates by age group, gender, ethnicity,
international comparisons, and hospitalisations for intentional self harm.
2005
Social
Explanations for Suicide in New Zealand
This suite of six Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences research
reports explores a range of social explanations for the trends in New Zealand’s
suicide rates to 1999.
New
Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy: A life worth living: consultation
document - submission analysis
The Ministry of Health, along with the Ministry of Youth Development, held
20 consultation meetings throughout New Zealand and received 106 written submissions.
These submissions, including comments made at the consultation meetings, have
been analysed and will help inform the revision of the Strategy.
The
Cost of Suicide to Society
The Cost of Suicide report estimates the cost of the 460 suicides and 5095
attempted suicides in 2002 to total $1,381,492,000 - nearly $1.4 billion. Each
suicide was estimated to cost a total of $2,931,250. The report breaks down
the total into economic and non-economic costs.
Suicide
Prevention - A review of evidence of risk and protective factors, and
points of effective intervention
This report concludes that while a wide range of personal, social, family and
related factors contribute to the risks of suicidal behaviour, by far the largest
factor was related to mental health.
Draft
New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy - A Life Worth Living
This resource was a consultation document. The feedback generated from this
document developed the New
Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy 2006-2016.
Having
Suicidal Thoughts? Information for you, and for family, whanau, friends
and support network (PDF, opens in new window) (New Zealand Guidelines
Group)
This brochure provides information about who to ask for help, how to look after
yourself, how to support someone, and where to get further information.
After
a suicide: Practical information for people bereaved by suicide
After a suicide: practical information for people bereaved by suicide helps
people deal with practical issues following a suicide and suggests some ways
of answering difficult questions, coping with grief and caring for yourself.
Guidance
for community organisations involved in suicide postvention
Guidance for community organisations involved in suicide prevention aims to
help community organisations that are providing support to those bereaved by
suicide. The document provides information about how organisations can go about
establishing a community initiative, as well as suggesting some activities
that a community initiative could be involved in.
New
Zealand Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy Evaluation Phase One and
Phase Two (Phase One 2003, Phase Two 2005)
(available from the Ministry of Social Development)
2004
Research
Reports on Support Services and Resources
The Ministry of Youth Development commissioned research to identify and assess
the types of support services and/or resources needed by families, whânau
and significant others bereaved by suicide (postvention) and for those affected
by a suicide attempt (post-attempt).
Suicide
and the Media: A study of the media response
A study aimed to scope the awareness of media professionals about suicide reporting
guidelines developed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in 1998 and 1999; to identify
the media’s issues and concerns about the use of guidelines; and to identify
a means of addressing those concerns.
Research
Reports on Support Services and Resources
The Ministry of Youth Development commissioned research to identify and assess
the types of support services and/or resources needed by families, whânau
and significant others bereaved by suicide (postvention) and for those affected
by a suicide attempt (post-attempt).
2003
New
Zealand Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy Evaluation Phase One and
Phase Two (Phase One 2003, Phase Two 2005) (available from the
Ministry of Social Development)
Youth
Suicide Prevention in Schools: A Practical Guide
This guide provides practical advice for schools about their role in suicide
prevention and outlines criteria that schools can use to assess external providers
of suicide-related programmes or activities.
Evidence
for Student Focused School-based Suicide Prevention Programmes: Criteria
for External Providers
This report examines effectiveness and safety issues associated with school-based
student-focused suicide prevention programmes.
Suicide
Prevention Guidelines - Assessment and Management of People at Risk
of Suicide: For Emergency Departments and Mental Health Services Acute
Assessment Settings (PDF, opens in new window)
These guidelines are a resource for clinical staff in emergency departments
and mental health clinicians when assessing and working with people who have
made a suicide attempt or are at risk of suicide.
2001
New
Zealand Health Strategy DHB Toolkit for Suicide Prevention
This toolkit provides guidance to district health boards (DHBs) on the most
effective ways in which they can work to reduce the rate of suicide and suicide
attempts in their region.
2000
Restricting
Access to Means of Suicide in New Zealand
This report outlines issues relating to methods of suicide and the feasibility
of suicide prevention through restricting access to methods of suicide. It
makes recommendations for 'best practice' approaches to restricting access
to means of suicide.
1999
Guidelines
for Primary Care Providers: Detection and Management of Young People
at Risk of Suicide
These guidelines aim to assist primary care providers to recognise young people
at risk of suicide and provide appropriate management or well informed referral
to secondary services.
Suicide
and the Media - The reporting and portrayal of suicide in the media
- a resource
This resource summarises the evidence on the links between the reporting and
portrayal of suicide and suicide contagion/copycat suicide, and provides practical
advice, such as tips for media reporting or portraying suicide, as well as
contacts and resources.
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