@article{ref1,
title="Police contact within 3 months of suicide and associated health service contact",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2007",
author="Linsley, Keith R. and Johnson, Norbert and Martin, J.",
volume="190",
number="",
pages="170-171",
abstract="We evaluated police contact with individuals prior to suicide, using a systematic study of suicides within County Durham and Darlington over a 3-year period and analysis of police computer records covering the same area. A total of 205 cases of suicide were identified. A fifth of these (n=41) had a documented contact with police within 3 months prior to the suicide, there was an equal mixture of victims and alleged perpetrators of crime, and a significant number of those with police contact had also seen a health professional recently. As many people see a police officer in the 3 months prior to their suicide as see a mental health professional within 12 months prior to suicide. Our findings have implications for suicide prevention.   <p></p>  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.bp.106.021857",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.106.021857"
}