An Australian Indigenous community-led suicide intervention skills training program: community consultation findings.
Bushra Farah NasirSteve KiselyLeanne HidesGeetha RanmuthugalaSharon Brennan-OlsenGeoffrey C NicholsonNeeraj S GillNoel HaymanSrinivas Kondalsamy-ChennakesavanMaree ToombsPublished in: BMC psychiatry (2017)
Appropriate programs should be practical, relevant, and sustainable across all Indigenous communities, with a focus on the social, emotional, cultural and spiritual underpinnings of community wellbeing. Programs need to be developed in thorough consultation with Indigenous communities. Indigenous-led suicide intervention training programs are needed to mitigate the increasing rates of suicide experienced by Indigenous peoples living in rural and remote locations.