Suicide and Suicide Prevention From a Global Perspective

[T]his volume contains a wealth of up-to-date information of the current status of suicide preven-tion across the globe. It emphasizes the need to maintain a high standard of research and practice, while providing ample examples of good practices.;Karl Andriessen, Centre for Mental Health School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia, in Crisis, vol. 42, 2021;[E]asy to digest, this monograph on global suicide is rich and powerful in its data, analysis, and scope. I believe it stands alone and can be most useful to every community and every country as it addresses the problem of suicide and intervention. It discusses the extent of suicide and self-harm around the globe divided into six regions, differentiating low- and middle-income countries from high-income countries. There is thorough analysis of suicide and self-harm data from individual countries, including income, age gender, and methods used [...]. Existing interventions and programs are also reported and discussed within each regional chapter, as are considerations and recommendations. The tables are extraordinary and rich with data.;Margaret Bortko, RN, FNP, DNP, Montana State University-Bozeman Campus, in Doody's Listings and Reviews of Your Books, 2020; This monograph from the International Association of Suicide Prevention includes summary accounts of suicide and suicide prevention across […] WHO regions of the world, namely Europe, Southeast Asia, Americas, Africa, Eastern Mediterranean, and Western Pacific. The editors and their colleagues offer a coherent, sustained presentation of singularly important information about suicide and suicide prevention around the globe. The monograph gets beyond the European / North American focus that characterizes much thanatological scholarship. Each chapter on a specific geographical region is written by a team of experts in that region. The monograph makes a valuable contribution to our fundamental knowledge about suicide and suicide prevention. [It] offers a trustworthy base of empirical data, a solid starting point, for persons wanting contemporary information about humanity and suicide.;David E. Balk, PhD, Brooklyn College of the University of New York, USA, writing in Omega – Journal of Death and Dying (2021), 83, 161-163