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Increasing Indigenous self‐harm and suicide in the Kimberley: an audit of the 2005–2014 data
Author(s) -
McHugh Catherine,
Campbell Anita,
Chapman Murray,
Balaratnasingam Sivasankaran
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja15.01368
Subject(s) - indigenous , audit , suicide prevention , medical emergency , poison control , occupational safety and health , harm , medicine , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , biology , business , pathology , ecology , accounting
This audit presents evidence of high rates of suicide and self-harm in Indigenous people of the Kimberley region, and highlights the need for multidisciplinary, culturally appropriate, innovative and youth-focused approaches to suicide prevention activities.
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