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September 10, 2019
Suicide prevention office to oversee fresh effort
Waatea Team
Posted On September 10, 2019
The Government has chosen World Suicide Prevention Day to release its new suicide prevention strategy – Every life matters – including the establishment of a suicide prevention office.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the office provides a focus for the range of on the ground initiatives.
These include: Increasing suicide prevention services in DHBs, including more post-discharge support;
– Supporting tailored Māori and Pacific suicide prevention initiatives;
– Funding to improve support for 15,000 people who turn up at hospital emergency departments experiencing a mental health crisis or at risk of suicide;
– Expanding the information and resources available to family and whānau of those experiencing suicidal distress;
– And funding free counselling for 2,500 people (per year) bereaved by suicide, whom research shows can be vulnerable to suicidal thoughts themselves.
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