The public health approach to suicide prevention in Ireland

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/ipm.2021.72 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

S. Rochford ◽

P. Dodd ◽

C. Austin

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Population Level ◽

Prevention Strategy ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

National Strategy ◽

Extended Phase ◽

The Public ◽

National Implementation

Abstract This article provides an overview of the public health approach to suicide in Ireland. The authors provide detail on the current suicide prevention strategy in Ireland, Connecting for Life, which is a whole-of-government, systemic, multicomponent national strategy. As the strategy enters its final extended phase of implementation over the period 2020–2024, the public health elements of Connecting for Life are presented, including the population level and more targeted approaches. The findings of an interim review of the strategy are discussed, in addition to the local and national implementation structures which are in place to assist implementation and monitoring of the strategy.

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Implementation of the Public Health Approach in Suicide Prevention: Our Roles Now and Over Time to Save Lives

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e503912021-001 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Matthew A. Miller ◽

Lisa K. Kearney

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

The Public ◽

Over Time

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Epidemiology, public health and the problem of personality disorder

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.182.44.s3 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 182 (S44) ◽

pp. s3-s10 ◽

Cited By ~ 75

Author(s):

Jeremy Coid

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Personality Disorder ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Population Level ◽

Case Definition ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

Preventive Interventions ◽

The Public ◽

Comprehensive Method

BackgroundThe public health problem-solving paradigm is a comprehensive method not previously applied to preventive interventions for personality disorder.AimsTo present an overview for clinical psychiatrists.MethodReview of epidemiological research into DSM–IV Axis II disorders and application to the paradigm.ResultsPersonality disorder affects a substantial proportion of the population. Burdens on health care, social and criminal justice agencies have yet to be accurately quantified. Debates continue over case definition, but there is increasing information on prevalence using ‘broad’ definitions and aetiology. A conceptual framework, based on development, suggests preventive interventions should be targeted in childhood. The public health approach also requires monitoring of risk factors operating at the population level.ConclusionsServices in England and Wales for persons with personality disorder are currently inadequate. The problem-solving paradigm suggests new preventive interventions. Psychiatrists should renegotiate their relationship with policy-makers and reconsider their preventive role.

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Advancing Public Mental Health in Canada through a National Suicide Prevention Service: Setting an Agenda for Canadian Standards of Excellence: Promouvoir la santé mentale publique au Canada par un service de prévention nationale du suicide : Établir un programme de normes canadiennes d’excellence

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0706743721989153 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 070674372198915

Author(s):

Allison Crawford

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Best Practices ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Public Mental Health ◽

Health Agency ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

The Public ◽

Service Setting ◽

Prevention Service

The Public Health Agency of Canada is funding a new Canada Suicide Prevention Service (CSPS), timely both in recognition of the need for a public health approach to suicide prevention, and also in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is causing concern about the potential for increases in suicide. This editorial reviews priorities for suicide prevention in Canada, in relation to the evidence for crisis line services, and current international best practices in the implementation of crisis lines; in particular, the CSPS recognizes the importance of being guided by existing evidence as well as the opportunity to contribute to evidence, to lead innovation in suicide prevention, and to involve communities and people with lived experience in suicide prevention efforts.

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