Suicide Prevention for older people: Early intervention, assessment and referral options for staff working with older people who may be at risk of suicide

2003

(For resources, this is the publication date. For programs, this is the date posted.)

Information

Training
New South Wales Department of Health
New South Wales Department of Health

See This Resource

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mhdao/programs/mh/Publications/suicide-prevent.pdf

This is a guide for mental health educators on how to conduct a one-day workshop on suicide prevention and older people for both health and non-health workers with clinical and/or assessment and referral responsibilities. The workshop focuses on understanding suicide risk in older people, strategies for early intervention and prevention, as well as methods of responding to varying levels of risk.