IRISH ASSOCIATION OF SUICIDOLOGY SCHOOL BASED INTERVENTIONS IN CRIISIS MANAGEMENT AND SUICIDE PREVEN

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IRISH ASSOCIATION OF SUICIDOLOGYSCHOOL BASED
INTERVENTIONS IN CRIISIS MANAGEMENT AND SUICIDE
PREVENTION

• Galway Bay Hotel
• 25th 26th November 2004

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Irish Suicide Rates 1890-2002
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EU Total Population Suicide Rates per
100,000 Age-Standardised Source WHO site, May
10th. 2004
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EU Youth Suicide Rates per 100,000
population Source WHO site, May 10th. 2004
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Irish Male Suicide Rate, 1980 - 2001
3-year moving averages
National Suicide Research Foundation
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Irish Female Suicide Rate, 1980 - 2001
3-year moving averages
National Suicide Research Foundation
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What (maybe) works

• Training of primary health care personnel
• Help-lines and crisis centres
• School-based programs
• Treatment of mental disorders
• Restriction of access to means
• Improving media portrayal of suicide.

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Suicide prevention the way forward

• Deal with the social causes of suicide
• Combat stigma related to mental illness
• Ensure equal access to quality health services
• Long term multidisplinary research
• Create equitable access to education
• Support community and voluntary action
• Deal with the problem of violence in society

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Suicide prevention the Way forward

• Ensure that in every sense our schools are health
  promoting schools
• Foster spiritual and ethical standards
• Combat poverty - ensure the disadvantaged a
  proper standard of living
• Implement the national policy on alcohol
• Create a just society

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The Irish Association Of Suicidology

• 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
• to ensure that the general public is better
  informed about suicide prevention

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The Irish Association Of Suicidology

• to support and encourage relevant research
• to encourage and support the formation of groups
  to help those bereaved by suicide

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http//ias.ie

• IRISH ASSOCIATION OF SUICIDOLOGYPatron, Her
  Excellency, Mary McAleese,
• Home Page Aims Objectives Annual
  Conference Our Board Publications
  Research Resources Suicide Prevention Help
  for Suicidal or Bereaved Application for
  Membership Dates for your Diary Recent
  Submissions

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IRISH ASSOCIATION OF SUICIDOLOGYSCHOOL BASED
INTERVENTIONS IN CRIISIS MANAGEMENT AND SUICIDE
PREVENTION

• Galway Bay Hotel
• 25th 26th November 2004