| Suicide prevention and support

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CASPER Presentation Part One CASPER was in Northland this week where we did three presentations - two in Whangarei and one in Dargaville. We were overwhelmed by the positive response and want to thank those who attended for their support and encouragement.
Great Initiative by Vodaphone Sad that the Courts and government refuse to take action on this issue, but great that Vodaphone recognise that suicide prevention requires positive action and have introduced this initiative. Congratulations also to the Powell family who have fought so hard for change and been successful.	View article
Class Action against Drug Company Those of us who have lost our children to chemically induced suicide will be watching this action closely...	View article
Family Court linked to suicide As a result of four homicides and 18 suspected suicides arising from family court proceedings, Principal Family Court Judge Boshier suggests channeling parties into mental health services. If involvement in your court leads people to kill themselves or others Judge Boshier, perhaps its your processes that are the problem. Perhaps, after years of being told, you should listen to those who tell you the family court is experienced as abusive and traumatic rather than assuming they are mentally ill. Perhaps you should also look at the evidence that mental health interventions increase homicide and suicide rather than prevent it.	View article
TV3 on Lack of Support for Families You are wrong Nick Smith. Losing a loved one to suicide is NOTHING like losing someone to heart disease or cancer. This is a social, not medical issue. You tried to label victims of sexual assault and rape as mentally ill without any evidence and are now doing the same with suicide victims. You need to learn from your mistakes not keep making the same ones.	View article
NZ Highest Rate Youth Suicide in OECD While the government tell us we have only a moderately high rate of suicide in comparison to other OECD countries this is not true in respect of youth. Our youth suicide rate is the highest in the OECD, twice the rate of Australia and America and five times the rate of the UK. Click the button 'Youth Suicide Compared to Other Countries' on the right in the attached link for a graph showing the youth figures.	View article