A comparison of multi-component systems approaches to suicide prevention
Simon TE Baker, Jennifer Nicholas, FionaShand, Rachel Green, Helen Christensen. Australasian Psychiatry. First Published November 21, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856217743888
This review of LifeSpan (adopted by Australia), European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD), and Zero Suicide (US) multi-component models of suicide prevention found that only EADD currently has some (albeit mixed) evidence for effectiveness and that LifeSpan and Zero Suicide approaches require further evaluation. While suicide prevention remains an admirable goal, the mechanisms for achieving this goal remain to be adequately demonstrated.
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