- Title
- A scoping review of community-based adult suicide prevention initiatives in rural and regional australia
- Creator
- Dabkowski, Elissa; Porter, Joanne; Barbagallo, Michael; Prokopiv, Valerie; Jackson, Megan
- Date
- 2022
- Type
- Text; Journal article; Review
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/191007
- Identifier
- vital:17727
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127007
- Identifier
- ISSN:1661-7827 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- The need for continued research into suicide prevention strategies is undeniable, with high global statistics demonstrating the urgency of this public health issue. In Australia, approximately 3000 people end their lives each year, with those living in rural and regional areas identified as having a higher risk of dying by suicide. Due to decreased access and support services in these areas, community-based suicide prevention initiatives provide opportunities to educate and support local communities. A scoping review was conducted to explore the literature pertaining to such programs in rural and/or regional communities in Australia. This review follows the five-stage Arksey and O’Malley (2005) framework and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist. Nine databases were searched, from which studies were considered eligible if suicide prevention programs were community-based and catered for adults (aged
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Relation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 19, no. 12 (2022), p.
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright © 2022 by the authors
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- MD Multidisciplinary; Community-based; Prevention; Regional; Rural; Scoping review; Suicide
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