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Preventing suicide in jails and prisons / World Health Organisation, International Association for Suicide Prevention

Autor institucional: WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATIONColectividade-autor (co-autora): WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATIONIdioma: Inglês.País: Suiça.Publicação: Genéve : World Health Organization, 2007Descrição física: v, 28 p.; 30 cmISBN: 978 92 4 159550 6Assunto: 8746 | PREVENÇÃO DO SUICÍDIO | FACTORES DE RISCO CDU: 61 Localização e Cota : 61WHO Resumo: In conclusion, although we sometimes lack the ability to accurately predict if and when an inmate will attempt or commit suicide, prison officials and correctional, health care, and mental health personnel are in the best position to identify, assess, and treat potentially suicidal behaviour. Even though not all inmate suicides are preventable, many are, and a systematic reduction of these deaths can occur if comprehensive suicide prevention programmes are implemented in correctional facilities throughout the world.
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In conclusion, although we sometimes lack the ability to accurately predict if and when an inmate will attempt or commit suicide, prison officials and correctional, health care, and mental health personnel are in the best position to identify, assess, and treat potentially suicidal behaviour. Even though not all inmate suicides are preventable, many are, and a systematic reduction of these deaths can occur if comprehensive suicide prevention programmes are implemented in correctional facilities throughout the world.

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