Effects of a comprehensive police suicide prevention program

Crisis

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 162-168

  Mishara, Brian L ^a   Martin, Normand ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Montreal Police Service ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Helpline; Police; Prevention; Program evaluation; Suicide; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUEBEC; SUICIDE;

EID: 84866483368     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000125     Document Type: Article

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