Workshop 3 - Rural Suicide Prevention: What Works
Tracks
Ballroom 3
| Monday, October 15, 2018 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Speaker
Dr Annette Beautrais
Suicide Prevention Co-ordinator
South Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand
Workshop 3 - Rural Suicide Prevention: What Works
Abstracts
Suicide rates are generally higher in rural than urban areas. Suicide prevention is complex and difficult but rural areas can present even more challenges for suicide prevention. This workshop will provide a forum for discussion about the challenges of geography, access to mental health services and emergency care, access to means of suicide, and other issues. We will discuss what is known, what is effective, what model programmes exist, what we need to know, and best resources.
Biography
Dr Annette Beautrais has worked in suicide research, prevention, and education in New Zealand and internationally since 1991. She has developed and implemented widely a skills-based suicide prevention programme designed for primary care and social service providers in rural New Zealand. She has also conducted research about farmer suicide. Her current interests include mental health and suicide prevention in rural regions, suicide prevention in men, and longitudinal studies of suicidal behaviour.
*Program is subject to change
