The impact of suicide prevention centers on the suicide rate in the Canadian provinces

Crisis

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 65-68

  Leenaars, Antoon A ^a,c   Lester, David ^a,b  

^a Center for the Study of Suicide ^*  (Canada)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Crisis centers; Impact; Suicide; Suicide prevention centers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

CANADA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SUICIDE;

EID: 3142737309     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.25.2.65     Document Type: Article

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