The Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent Suicide

Abstract:
This Surgeon General's Call to Action introduces a blueprint for addressing suicide--Awareness, Intervention, and Methodology, or AIM. As a framework for suicide prevention, AIM includes 15 key recommendations that were refined from consensus and evidence based findings presented at the Reno conference. Recognizing that mental and substance abuse disorders confer the greatest risk for suicidal behavior, these recommendations suggest an important approach to preventing suicide and injuries from suicidal behavior by addressing the problems of undetected and undertreated mental and substance abuse disorders in conjunction with other public health approaches.


Date Published: 1/1/1999

Pages: 20

Location Code: 6360