Doing a project on suicide. My thesis statement: "People should be more informed about suicide in order to prevent it". Looking for comparisons between years/age groups, for ex, suicide cases are rising among whom? -teens? gays?
Looked everywhere online, statcan, etc. and can't find anything.
Please help?
2007-12-04 03:46:27 · 8 answers · asked by dragonfly_soup 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Forgot to specify that I'm looking for suicide rates from Canada.
2007-12-04 05:25:55 · update #1
Wifebeater: EVERYONE should be informed about suicide, in order to help people who are suicidal.
2007-12-04 05:27:35 · update #2
AMA will be against you in gathering this type of information. All mental health info is considered private, and any patient participating in any kind of interview would have to sign a form to allow his/her information to be used. This applies to almost anything. I was interviewed for a government security clearance, for instance, and they could not ask my doctor anything without me specifically signing the EXACT questions they would be asking. And they were simple questions like, "Does this person's illness in any way incapacitate him from performing this job?" That was literally all they could ask. ...and I had to give my permission to even let them ask that.
2007-12-04 03:58:25 · answer #1 · answered by MICHAEL S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would try to find some good books on the subject. Kay Redfield Jameson has a good one (granted, it is more focused on teens and children) called I think, "Darkness Falls Fast" (something like that anyway).
See about interviews with Doctors, and see if you can find statistics, you might also try and get in contact with your local Nami chapter, they could probably help you get your hands on some good books, good statistics, and great information.
2007-12-04 04:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by peacedevi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That doesn't make sense. If a person is looking to commit suicide they aren't going to not do it just b/c they are "informed" about it. There are psychiological aspects that come into play. It's not as simple as putting a poster up about "suicide=bad , don't do it!". Try looking up Suicide Statistics.
2007-12-04 04:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by AngryFalafel 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the UK, the average suicide rate is rising, in younger and younger males the further north (more deprived financially / socially)... The north east of scotland has a very high suicide rate.... Check this out...suicide stats in Canada.www.cmhawdb.on.ca
2007-12-04 03:56:38 · answer #4 · answered by L 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my friend wanted to suicide a day, because she desacore whith some people, and they was very crual, and she is sencible, then she think to do it,
and a girl in my school, a year ago, suicided, people say that it was because her brother menaced she, she had a friend and she entered he to home, and his brother were there, and she jumped up the window ..... it was horrible
2007-12-05 05:43:13 · answer #5 · answered by Soly . . . 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with terri and I think that they could give you what you need and if they can't I'm sure they know where you can go to get the info that you need
2007-12-04 04:02:54 · answer #6 · answered by Blah Blah Blah 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Call up your nearst mental health clinic and ask i it is ok to interview the director or assistant director. They usually have those numbers and you will get your answers in one place.
2007-12-04 03:50:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
www.uni.edu/vanworme/murder-suicide.htm might help you
in your studies and hey who knows prevent suicide as well.
2007-12-04 03:55:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋