title: Deliberate self-harm in rural Western Australia: results of an intervention study.
abstract: This study evaluates an intervention program in its first 2 years of operation in rural Western Australia. The program was effective in producing a systems change within the hospital by implementing a protocol of best practice and in improving the inter-sectoral liaison between community-based referrals and treatment agencies through professional and community education. The early indications suggest a reduction in the rate of hospital admissions for repeated suicide attempts for cases who were managed by the suicide intervention counsellor through a high-intervention approach.
authors.affiliation: Western Australian Centre for Rural Health and Community Development, South West Population Health Unit, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia. samar.aoun@health.wa.gov.au
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D002648:Child; D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014904:Western Australia