| Health Development Agency newsletter. |
 New research needed to reduce suicide in our young people..."Suicide and suicidal behaviour in young people is a significant public health issue. While suicide rates are higher in young adults, many of the risk factors and associated behaviour patterns are established in adolescence. This makes the development of evidence-based suicide prevention strategies a priority for our society. To achieve this, we need the involvement of many agencies outside the health services." "We recommend systematic evaluation of the existing approaches that appear to work. We need new research to be undertaken with large youth samples to find out reliably what factors will lead to a reduction in suicide in our young people." Professor Mike Kelly, Director of Evidence and Guidance, HDA published in their newsletter on Tuesday 19 October 2004 and reproduced here with their kind permission. |
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