Males account for 80% of the deaths by suicide in Australia.
It's Men's Health Week this week (10-16th June), and a good opportunity to look at resources that may support clinicians working with men, particularly in the area of suicide prevention.
"Promoting good practice in suicide prevention: activities targeting men" produced by the Department of Health and Ageing, 2008
http://www.livingwell.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/MensSuicidePrevention_dev05.pdf
Or have a look at the "Men at risk e-Learning Tool" - a free program that provides information and tools to enhance practitioner knowledge on suicidal risk assessment processes:
http://www.mensline.org.au/Men-at-Risk-tool.html
If you have a tool that you think is useful to other clinicians or support staff please leave a comment or email the Resource Centre: library@drugarm.com.au
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