Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Description
Death by suicide accounts for more deaths worldwide than war and natural disasters combined with 800,000 deaths globally each year. In 2015, 4820 people are recorded as having died by suicide in England. The link between suicide and mental disorders is well established. Those in contact with the criminal justice systems are known to have a higher suicide rate than the general population and the rate of suicide in prisons can be up to 10 times higher. The recent development of a region-wide suicide prevention strategy in England will be described and the implications for forensic services will be discussed.
Period
25 Jun 2019
Event title
19th Annual International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference: Cultural Diversity at the Intersection of Mental Health and the Law