Citation

Torjesen I. BMJ 2013; 346(online): f645.

Affiliation

London.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.f645

PMID

23364074

Abstract

The government should require the public health teams of local authorities to develop and implement strategies to prevent suicide, a parliamentary report has recommended.

Currently local authorities are under no obligation to take action on suicide. More than a quarter (27%) of local authorities in England do not have a specific suicide prevention strategy, found an investigation by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention. Meanwhile the suicide rate in England is rising as a result of the economic downturn, the group said.

The group’s report, launched at parliament on 29 January, recommends that local authorities should be required by the government to develop a suicide prevention plan, led by the director of public health or a senior member of the public health team....

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