
%0 Journal Article
%A Robinson, Jo 
%A McGorry, Patrick 
%A Harris, Meredith G 
%A Pirkis, Jane 
%A Burgess, Philip 
%A Hickie, Ian 
%A Headey, Alan 
%T Australia's National Suicide Prevention Strategy: the next chapter
%J Australian Health Review
%D 2006/09/01
%V 30
%N 3
%P 271-276
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AH060271
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AH060271 
%X Australia?s National Suicide Prevention Strategy (NSPS) is about to move into a new funding phase. In this context this paper considers the emphasis of the NSPS since its inception in 1999. Certain high-risk groups (particularly people with mental illness and people who have selfharmed) have been relatively neglected, and some promising approaches (particularly selective and indicated interventions) have been under-emphasised. This balance should be redressed and the opportunity should be taken to build the evidence-base regarding suicide prevention. Such steps have the potential to maximise the impact of suicide prevention activities in Australia. 
