The impact of suicide prevention centers on the suicide rate in the Canadian provinces.
A study by Leenaars and Lester (1995) found that suicide prevention centers in the provinces of Canada in 1985 had a preventive, but nonsignificant, impact on the suicide rates of the provinces. The present study replicated that study for 1994-1998 and found a similar preventive impact, although weak, of suicide prevention centers on the provincial suicide rates.
Leenaars
Antoon A
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Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, NJ, USA. draalee@wincom.net
Lester
David
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D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D006801:Humans; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention