TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Rising Indigenous suicide rates in Kimberley and implications for suicide prevention
JO  - Australasian psychiatry
A1  - Campbell, Anita
A1  - Chapman, Murray
A1  - McHugh, Cate
A1  - Sng, Adelln
A1  - Balaratnasingam, Sivasankaran
SP  - 561
EP  - 564
VL  - 24
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This audit examined the demographics of Indigenous Australians dying by suicide in the Kimberley region of Western Australia during the period 2005-2014. <br><br>METHODS: This is a de-identified retrospective audit of reported suicide deaths provided to Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service during the period 2005-2014. Variables such as age, sex, method of suicide, previous engagement with mental health services, locality and ethnicity were assessed. <br><br>RESULTS: Indigenous suicide rates in the Kimberley region have dramatically increased in the last decade. There is also an overall trend upwards in Indigenous youth suicide and Indigenous female suicides. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the need for culturally informed, and youth focussed, suicide prevention interventions within the Kimberley region.<br><br>© The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1039-8562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856216665281
ID  - ref1
ER  -