Resource Types: Guidelines/Recommendations

The goals of the report are to raise awareness about the problem of violence globally, and to make the case that violence is preventable and that public health has a crucial role to play in addressing its causes and consequences.
More specific objectives are to: describe the magnitude and impact of violence throughout the world; describe the key risk factors for violence; give an account of the types of intervention and policy responses that have been tried and summarize what is known about their effectiveness and make recommendations for action at local, national and international levels. The information covers the following topics: Violence – a global public health problem; Youth violence; Child abuse and neglect by parents and other caregivers; Violence by intimate partners; Abuse of the elderly; Sexual violence; Self-directed violence; Collective violence and Recommendations for action.

This resource provides guidance for prison officers to understand and respond to suicide among inmates.  It discusses the scope of the problem, intake procedures, risk and protective factors and what to do after a suicide or an attempt.

The booklet is part of a series addressed to specific social and professional groups that are particularly relevant to the prevention of suicide and released under the auspices of SUPRE, an IASP/WHO worldwide initiative for the prevention of suicide.

This resource provides guidance for primary care providers to understand and respond to suicide among their patients.  It discusses the scope of the problem, behavioral health disorders, screening and assessment and risk and protective factors.

The booklet is part of a series addressed to specific social and professional groups that are particularly relevant to the prevention of suicide and released under the auspices of SUPRE, an IASP/WHO worldwide initiative for the prevention of suicide.

Published in: Psychosomatics, 39:S8-S30, August 1998. This practice guideline aims to provide guidance to psychiatrists who regularly evaluate and manage patients with medical illnesses. Drafted by a work group consisting of psychiatrists with clinical and research expertise in the field, this guideline is intended to delineate the knowledge base, professional expertise, and integrated clinical approach necessary to effectively manage this complex and diverse patient population. A pdf of this guideline is available.

This is a document from 1988 that contains operational criteria to assist coroners and medical examiners in determining suicide. The criteria were arrived at by a working group representing coroners, medical examiners, statisticians, and public health agencies.