A public health approach to suicide prevention

Published on September 13, 2024

Changing the Narrative on Suicide is the theme for World Suicide Prevention Day marked on September 10th with the call to action Start the Conversation. In line with this call a six-paper Series in this issue of The Lancet Public Health proposes a new narrative for suicide prevention. The Series describes a public health approach to suicide prevention that puts suicide prevention in the focus of all policy action. But why do we need a public health approach to suicide prevention?

 

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