International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Resources: Groups at Risk - Rural
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| WHO - Initiative on the Impact of Pesticides on Health: Preventing intentional and unintentional deaths from pesticide poisoning Details the objectives of the World Health Organization (WHO) established in collaboration with the IASP. - Read more http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/pesticides/en/index.html | |
| WHO - Safer Access to Pesticides: Community Interventions 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. - Read more http://www.who.int/entity/mental_health/prevention/suicide/pesticides_safer_access.pdf | |
| WHO - Prevention of Suicidal Behaviours: Feasibility Demonstration Projects on Community Interventions for Safer Access to Pesticides Learn about the five components that make up the objectives of this World Health Organization initiative. - Read more http://www.who.int/entity/mental_health/prevention/suicide/pesticides_community_demonstration_projects.pdf | |
| WHO - Clinical Management of Acute Pesticide Intoxication: Prevention of Suicidal Behaviours 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. - Read more http://www.who.int/entity/mental_health/prevention/suicide/pesticides_intoxication.pdf | |
| Report on the 2nd International Workshop on Secure Access to Pesticides 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. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/papers/Mishara2workshopSingapore.pdf | |
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| AcrossNet 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 more http://www.acrossnet.net.au/ | |
| BJGP - The impact of patient suicide on rural general practitioners Read this study published in the British Journal of General Practice by P Halligan and P Corcoran. - Read more http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1313980 | |
| Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health (CRRMH) Details this organization, based in Orange, aims to bring quality education and research programmes to all rural areas of NSW through effective partnerships. - Read more http://www.crrmh.com.au/ | |
| countercurrents.org - The Suicide Economy of Corporate Globalisation Vandana Shiva discusses the impact of globalization on Indian farmers. - Read more http://www.countercurrents.org/glo-shiva050404.htm | |
| Culture, risk factors and suicide in rural China 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." - Read more http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2004.00388.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=acp | |
| Farmer's Suicides Food and trade policy analyst Devinder Sharma pens this essay that discusses farmer suicides in south India. See recommendations offered. - Read more http://www.zcommunications.org/farmers-suicides-by-devinder-sharma | |
| Gun Deaths in Rural and Urban Settings: Discussion Paper reveals the differences between rural and urban gun deaths were statistically significant and are worth noting as violence prevention strategies relevant to the clinical setting are developed. - Read more http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/405837_4 | |
| Manitoba Farm & Rural Support Services Offers confidential information, support, counselling and outreach to all rural Manitobans. Visit the resource centre or see Stress & Wellness. - Read more http://www.ruralsupport.ca/ | |
| National Rural Health Alliance Discover this body, comprised of 26 member bodies, that works to improve the health of Australians in rural and remote areas. - Read more http://nrha.ruralhealth.org.au/?IntCatId=14 | |
| Preventing Youth Suicide in rural america: Recommendations to States Read this report that presents recommendations that approach youth suicide prevention through the lens of America’s rural communities, so that both the strengths and limitations of rural settings can be taken into account to design and implement more effective prevention strategies. - Read more http://www.sprc.org/sites/sprc.org/files/library/ruralyouth.pdf | |
| Rural Health Education Foundation 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. - Read more http://www.rhef.com.au/ | |
| Rural Suicide Prevention Offers a two-page fact sheet in PDF format that includes information on adolescent rural suicide prevention. - Read more http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/proxy/MCRF-Centers-NFMC-resources-childresources-ss-suicidesafety.1.pdf | |
| Suicide in Rural Australia Discover this fact sheet provided by the National Rural Health Alliance that reveals men in regional and remote areas were 1.3 to 2.6 times more likely to end their life by suicide than their urban counterparts. See where to get help. - Read more http://nrha.ruralhealth.org.au/cms/uploads/factsheets/fact-sheet-14-suicide.pdf | |
| Suicide mortality and pesticide use among Canadian farmers. 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. - Read more http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9750943?dopt=Abstract | |
| Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care Offers a Web-based toolkit that contains information and tools to implement state of the art suicide prevention practices and overcome the significant hurdles this life-saving work faces in primary care practices. - Read more http://www.wiche.edu/pub/12453 | |
