Suicide Assessment Kit
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Correction: If you downloaded the SAK or screener prior to 9 September 2015, there was a typesetting error on the front page of the screener. Question 6 is not a flagged item a
Correction: If you downloaded the SAK or screener prior to 9 September 2015, there was a typesetting error on the front page of the screener. Question 6 is not a flagged item a
A major global review of substance use in young people, published last week in the journal Lancet Psychiatry, confirms that adolescence is a critical period for developing substance use related problems which can affect later health outcomes, and highlights the need for more research and
• almost half of long-term heroin users have previously attempted suicide, compared with 3% of the general population
• one in 10 considers suicide
• one in 20 has a suicide plan
July 30, 2015: 2PM AEST
with Dr Cath Chapman