International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)

Details the objectives of the World Health Organization (WHO) established in collaboration with the IASP.

Become familiar with this document produced in collaboration with the IASP that states "from a global perspective, intentional pesticide ingestion in suicide attempts accounts for about one third of all suicide deaths each year.

Learn about the five components that make up the objectives of this World Health Organization initiative.

The specific purpose of this document is to mprove the medical management and mental health care of people with pesticide poisoning in health care facilities at different levels.

Report on the 2nd International Workshop on Secure Access to Pesticides, in conjunction with the IASP Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Suicide Prevention, Singapore, 9 March 2006, by Prof. Brian Mishara.

Details this Queensland-based pilot project that aims to help members of rural and remote communities to access information, education and support regarding suicide and its prevention.

Read this study published in the British Journal of General Practice by P Halligan and P Corcoran.

Details this organization, based in Orange, aims to bring quality education and research programmes to all rural areas of NSW through effective partnerships.

Vandana Shiva discusses the impact of globalization on Indian farmers.

Psychological autopsy case control study reveals "strong predictors of rural Chinese suicide are the psychopathological, psychological, and physical health variables, followed by social support and negative and stressful life events."

Offers an indicator that compares the rates of suicides for farmers and farm workers with that for the rest of the working population in England and Wales.

Discover this body, comprised of 26 member bodies, that works to improve the health of Australians in rural and remote areas.

Australian organization offers evidence-based educational programs enriched by the voluntary participation of the best health and medical experts in Australia. See programs for mental health and suicide programs.

Details this case-control study that investigated a new hypothesis about suicide among farm operators, suggesting a biologically plausible link between exposures to certain pesticides and the occurrence of suicide among farm operators.