title: Rising Indigenous suicide rates in Kimberley and implications for suicide prevention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This audit examined the demographics of Indigenous Australians dying by suicide in the Kimberley region of Western Australia during the period 2005-2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a de-identified retrospective audit of reported suicide deaths provided to Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service during the period 2005-2014. Variables such as age, sex, method of suicide, previous engagement with mental health services, locality and ethnicity were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Indigenous suicide rates in the Kimberley region have dramatically increased in the last decade. There is also an overall trend upwards in Indigenous youth suicide and Indigenous female suicides.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings highlight the need for culturally informed, and youth focussed, suicide prevention interventions within the Kimberley region.
authors.affiliation: GP Registrar, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council, Broome, WA, and; Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service, Broome, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: Clinical Director, Consultant Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service, Broome, WA, and; University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia murray.chapman@health.wa.gov.au.
authors.forename: Murray
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.affiliation: Resident Medical Officer, Kimberley Population Health Unit, Broome, WA, and; University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Cate
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McHugh
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, Clinical Psychologist, School of Psychology/School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Adelln
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sng
authors.affiliation: Consultant Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service, Broome, WA, and; University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Sivasankaran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balaratnasingam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000208:ethnology; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000639:trends*; D014904:Western Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: Australia; indigenous; prevalence; remote; suicide